Public Infrastructure as a Determinant of Intertemporal and Interregional Productive Performance in China
Published By: IZA | Published Date: February, 01 , 2004This paper focuses on the question whether public infrastructure capital matters for labor productivity in China, both over time and across regions. It finds that public infrastructure is a significant determinant of variations in labor productivity across provinces, but the
contribution of public capital to labor productivity growth over time is likely non-existing or even negative. These seemingly contradictory results are reconciled once we view the measured intertemporal effect as a short-run impact and the interregional effect as a longterm consequence of public infrastructure investment.
Author(s): Wim Vijverberg, Chu-Ping Vijverberg, Feng-Cheng Fu | Posted on: Jan 15, 2016 | Views()