Title
Potential effects of scaling-up infrastructure in Peru: a general equilibrium model-based analysis
Date Issued
08 June 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Routledge
Abstract
This study assesses and compares the potential economic impacts of different investment plans dedicated to filling infrastructure gaps in Peru. Using a national database at the firm level, we start by estimating empirically the positive externalities of Peruvian infrastructure, such as energy, telecommunications, and transportation facilities, on the output of private activities. In the second step, these estimates are introduced in a dynamic computable general equilibrium model used to conduct counterfactual simulations of various investment plans in infrastructure over a 15-year period. These simulations show first to what extent scaling-up infrastructure could be a worthwhile strategy to achieve economic growth in Peru; however, they also show that these benefits depend on the choice of funding schemes related to such public spending.
Start page
2895
End page
2912
Volume
52
Issue
27
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Economía
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85076431096
Source
Applied Economics
ISSN of the container
00036846
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus