000164414 001__ 164414 000164414 005__ 20210122073739.0 000164414 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.164414 000164414 037__ $$a1221-2016-98595 000164414 041__ $$aeng 000164414 084__ $$aC68, E22, H54, I38 000164414 245__ $$aPublic Infrastructure and economic growth in Pakistan: a dynamic CGE-microsimulation analysis 000164414 260__ $$c2013-02 000164414 269__ $$a2013-02 000164414 300__ $$a35 000164414 336__ $$aWorking or Discussion Paper 000164414 490__ $$aMPIA 000164414 490__ $$a1360634389 000164414 520__ $$aThe role of infrastructure in economic growth and welfare has been studied extensively across the literature over the past three decades. We use a dynamic CGE model linked to a microsimulation model to estimate the macro-micro impact of public infrastructure investment. Two approaches to public investment are considered in our simulations. In the first, production taxes finance the additional public infrastructure investment and in the second, foreign borrowing provides resources. Our results reveal that public infrastructure investments have the same direction of impact whether funded by taxation or international borrowing, particularly when looking at macroeconomic gains and poverty reduction in the long run. However, in the very short run, tax financing puts a strain on output in the industrial sector and thus reduces economic growth in the short run. The financing from international borrowing has a Dutch disease-like impact in the short run, as indicated by a decline in exports. 000164414 650__ $$aPublic Economics 000164414 6531_ $$aInfrastructure 000164414 6531_ $$aEconomic Growth 000164414 6531_ $$aPoverty 000164414 6531_ $$aPakistan 000164414 6531_ $$aComputable General Equilibrium 000164414 700__ $$aAhmed, Vaqar 000164414 700__ $$aAbbas, Ahsan 000164414 700__ $$aAhmed, Sofia 000164414 8564_ $$9ecb506aa-4b4b-430e-8188-0ce62595b860$$s1457802$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/164414/files/1360634389-WP_2013-01_MPIA-12304.public.2.pdf 000164414 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/164414 000164414 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:164414$$pGLOBAL_SET 000164414 912__ $$nSubmitted by Mercedes Turcotte (mercedes.turcotte@pep-net.org) on 2014-02-26T21:40:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 1360634389-WP_2013-01_MPIA-12304.public.2.pdf: 1457802 bytes, checksum: 700a12ad2a1cfd39f885c0c7c10585d8 (MD5) 000164414 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2014-02-26T21:40:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 1360634389-WP_2013-01_MPIA-12304.public.2.pdf: 1457802 bytes, checksum: 700a12ad2a1cfd39f885c0c7c10585d8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02 000164414 913__ $$aLicense granted by Mercedes Turcotte (mercedes.turcotte@pep-net.org) on 2014-02-26T21:35:39Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000164414 980__ $$a1221 000164414 982__ $$gPartnership for Economic Policy (PEP)>PEP Working Papers