Public and Private Investment and the Convergence of Per Capita Incomes in Developing Countries

This paper examines the extent to which there has been convergence in real per capita incomes across developing countries during the last two decades. In the analysis particular emphasis is placed on the separate roles played by private and public sector investment in determining both the extent and...

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Main Author: Khan, Mohsin
Other Authors: Kumar, Manmohan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 1993
Series:IMF Working Papers
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653 |a Income 
653 |a Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts 
653 |a Private investment 
653 |a Investment 
653 |a Public investment spending 
653 |a Labour; income economics 
653 |a Human capital 
653 |a Public finance & taxation 
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653 |a Population & migration geography 
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520 |a This paper examines the extent to which there has been convergence in real per capita incomes across developing countries during the last two decades. In the analysis particular emphasis is placed on the separate roles played by private and public sector investment in determining both the extent and the speed of convergence. The paper also considers the importance of the stock of human capital, trade orientation, and foreign direct investment in the long-run growth process. Empirical tests are carried out for a large sample of 95 developing countries over the period 1970-90. The results provide support for the notion of differential effects of public and private investment on long-term growth, as well as for the convergence hypothesis