Infrastructure and Income Distribution in ASEAN-5; What are the Links?

Adequate infrastructure has long been viewed as an important factor in economic development. Based on regressions covering 76 advanced and emerging market economies, this paper estimates the impact of infrastructure and investment on income distribution. It finds that better infrastructure, both quality and quantity, promotes income equality, while the link between investment and income distribution is weak.

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Year of publication:	2013-02-11
Authors:	Seneviratne, Dulani ; Sun, Yan
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Subject:	Infrastructure \| Indonesia \| Malaysia \| Philippines \| Thailand \| Vietnam \| Association of Southeast Asian Nations \| Investment \| Income distribution \| Cross country analysis \| ASEAN-5 \| GINI \| Inclusive Growth \| gini index \| income equality \| dependent variable \| per capita income \| fixed capital formation \| global competitiveness \| gini coefficient \| fixed investment \| global shocks \| trade routes \| inadequate infrastructure \| labor market

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Working Papers Number 13/41 1 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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