Infrastructure and manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical analysis using dynamic panel data models
The provisioning of adequate infrastructure may be seen as a key contributing factor in the industrialization process as well as economic development across the globe. While there is a vast empirical literature assessing the impact of infrastructure on economic growth, productivity and income inequ...
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Associazione Economia civile
2020-10-01
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| author | Bovick Wandja Yemba Rafael S. M. Ribeiro Victor Medeiros |
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The provisioning of adequate infrastructure may be seen as a key contributing factor in the industrialization process as well as economic development across the globe. While there is a vast empirical literature assessing the impact of infrastructure on economic growth, productivity and income inequality, estimates of the effect on infrastructure on manufacturing sector, in particular, are rather scant. Using dynamic panel data models, we empirically investigate the impact of investments in power, transportation and telecommunication sectors on the manufacturing industry for a sample of 48 Sub-Saharan African countries over the 1980-2012 period. Our findings suggest a positive effect of infrastructure provisioning on industrialization in the region.
JEL codes: H54, O14, O55
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| spelling | doaj.art-4fdc000ff223424fbd3f0aa6eff2850c2023-02-03T16:42:24ZengAssociazione Economia civilePSL Quarterly Review2037-36352037-36432020-10-017329410.13133/2037-3643_73.294_4Infrastructure and manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical analysis using dynamic panel data modelsBovick Wandja Yemba0Rafael S. M. Ribeiro1Victor Medeiros2Federal University of Minas Gerais, BrazilFederal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and University of Cambridge, UKFederal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil The provisioning of adequate infrastructure may be seen as a key contributing factor in the industrialization process as well as economic development across the globe. While there is a vast empirical literature assessing the impact of infrastructure on economic growth, productivity and income inequality, estimates of the effect on infrastructure on manufacturing sector, in particular, are rather scant. Using dynamic panel data models, we empirically investigate the impact of investments in power, transportation and telecommunication sectors on the manufacturing industry for a sample of 48 Sub-Saharan African countries over the 1980-2012 period. Our findings suggest a positive effect of infrastructure provisioning on industrialization in the region. JEL codes: H54, O14, O55 https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/17122infrastructureindustrializationSub-Saharan Africa |
| spellingShingle | Bovick Wandja Yemba Rafael S. M. Ribeiro Victor Medeiros Infrastructure and manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical analysis using dynamic panel data models PSL Quarterly Review infrastructure industrialization Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Infrastructure and manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical analysis using dynamic panel data models |
| title_full | Infrastructure and manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical analysis using dynamic panel data models |
| title_fullStr | Infrastructure and manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical analysis using dynamic panel data models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infrastructure and manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical analysis using dynamic panel data models |
| title_short | Infrastructure and manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical analysis using dynamic panel data models |
| title_sort | infrastructure and manufacturing in sub saharan africa an empirical analysis using dynamic panel data models |
| topic | infrastructure industrialization Sub-Saharan Africa |
| url | https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/17122 |
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