Public investment in transportation infrastructure and economic performance in Portugal

In this paper, we use a VAR approach to investigate the effects of public investment in transportation infrastructures on private investment, employment, and output in Portugal. Estimation results suggest that public investment crowds in private investment and employment, and has a strong positive e...

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Main Author: Pereira, Alfredo (author)
Other Authors: Andraz, Jorge Miguel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4754
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/4754