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

June 1, 1993

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Mohsin S. Khan, and Manmohan S. Kumar Public and Private Investment and the Convergence of Per Capita Incomes in Developing Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1993) accessed November 21, 2024

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Summary

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.

Subject: Human capital, Income, Population growth, Private investment, Public investment spending

Keywords: Capital stock, Foreign direct investment, Per capita income, Private sector, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

36
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Working Paper No. 1993/051
Stock No:

WPIEA0511993
ISBN:

9781451847031
ISSN:

1018-5941

Notes

Empirical tests are carried out for a large sample of 95 developing countries over the period 1970-90.

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