This paper reviews the studies completed in the past four decades which examined the role
of the construction industry in economic development. Findings from these studies …

That there is a trade-off between equityand efficiency (economic growth) is wellknown. Two
models have been developed thatlink government spending and taxation toeconomic …

Does the positive correlation between infrastructure and productivity reflect causation? If so,
in which direction? I find that when growth in roads (the largest component of infrastructure) …

We investigate the consequences of various types of infrastructure provision in a panel of
countries from 1950 to 1992. We develop new tests which enable us to isolate the sign and …

The purpose of this paper is to review some of the recent developments in endogenous
growth models. Specifically, our focus is on the growth effects of productive government …

The issue of whether the public sector enhances or retards long-run economic growth has
been debated passionately in recent years. We use meta-analysis to shed light on the issue …

The last decade has seen an explosion of research on economic growth. Based on a
selective review of this literature and the recent book on Economic Growth by Robert Barro …

This paper develops a non-linear theoretical relationship between public capital and
economic growth in order to obtain estimates of the growth-maximizing ratio of public capital …

Many development economists believe that remittances by the migrant workers are an
important source of funds for long run growth. Therefore, recent studies have investigated …

We investigate the long run consequences of infrastructure provision on per capita income
in a panel of countries over the period 1950-1992. Simple panel based tests are developed …