Spatial Misallocation of Complementary Infrastructure Investment

• Tác giả: Fidel Pérez-Sebastián
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 004.65 Communications network architecture
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2023
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 299195
• Chủ đề: 1. BRAZIL; 2. ELECTRICAL GRID; 3. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT; 4. PUBLIC ROADS; 5. SPATIAL MISALLOCATION

Tóm tắt

How does the misallocation of complementary public capital affect the spatial organization of economic activity To answer this question, this paper endogenizes the government's decision to invest in the transport and electricity networks. A novel multi-sector quantitative spatial equilibrium model incorporates the quality of the electric power and the road transportation infrastructure networks, which determine sectoral productivities and trade costs. Simulation results for the Brazilian economy point to significant welfare gains from reallocating infrastructure investment. Spatial and fiscal complementarities in heterogeneous infrastructure provision determine a sizeable part of those gains. Misallocation of both infrastructure investments is positively associated with local political support for the incumbent authority.