Investment Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean

We estimate public investment gaps in a sample of developing countries using a public investment demand function. We then use gross domestic product (GDP) per capita projections, forecasts of structural transformation, and three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets (poverty, infant mortality...

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Main Authors: Francesca Castellani, Marcelo Olarreaga, Ugo Panizza, Yue Zhou
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Language:English
Published: Institut de Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement 2019-03-01
Series:Revue Internationale de Politique de Développement
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/poldev/2894
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Ugo Panizza
Yue Zhou
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description We estimate public investment gaps in a sample of developing countries using a public investment demand function. We then use gross domestic product (GDP) per capita projections, forecasts of structural transformation, and three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets (poverty, infant mortality and lower secondary school completion) to predict public investment needs in 2030 in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Our estimates suggest that in 2015 their total public investment gap was close to USD 170 billion (3.1 per cent of the region’s GDP) and expected to surpass USD 1.4 trillion (12.4 per cent of the region’s GDP) by 2030 if the SDGs were to be reached.
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spelling doaj-art-0fcbbf6e394c404fad93e96c3eac31e82024-12-09T15:46:58ZengInstitut de Hautes Études Internationales et du DéveloppementRevue Internationale de Politique de Développement1663-93751663-93912019-03-0111110.4000/poldev.2894Investment Gaps in Latin America and the CaribbeanFrancesca CastellaniMarcelo OlarreagaUgo PanizzaYue ZhouWe estimate public investment gaps in a sample of developing countries using a public investment demand function. We then use gross domestic product (GDP) per capita projections, forecasts of structural transformation, and three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets (poverty, infant mortality and lower secondary school completion) to predict public investment needs in 2030 in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Our estimates suggest that in 2015 their total public investment gap was close to USD 170 billion (3.1 per cent of the region’s GDP) and expected to surpass USD 1.4 trillion (12.4 per cent of the region’s GDP) by 2030 if the SDGs were to be reached.https://journals.openedition.org/poldev/2894political economyforeign direct investment (FDI)
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Revue Internationale de Politique de Développement
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foreign direct investment (FDI)
title Investment Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean
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title_short Investment Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean
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