Filling the gap: Infrastructure investment in Brazil

Izabela Karpowicz ,Carlos Góes ,Mercedes Garcia-Escribano

doi:10.24294/jipd.v2i2.828

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Filling the gap: Infrastructure investment in Brazil

Izabela Karpowicz

Carlos Góes

Mercedes Garcia-Escribano

Journal of Infrastructure Policy and Development 2018, 2(2), 301-318; https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v2i2.828

Submitted：11 May 2018

Accepted：09 Jul 2018

Published：07 Nov 2018

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Abstract

Infrastructure bottlenecks have been identified as a key obstacle to growth affecting productivity and market efficiency, and hindering domestic integration and export performance. This paper assesses the state of Brazil’s infrastructure, in light of past investment trends and various quality and quantity indicators. Brazil’s infrastructure stock and its quality rank low in relation to that of comparator countries, chosen amongst main export competitors. We provide evidence that infrastructure affects domestic integration by analyzing price convergence of tradable goods across major cities. The government’s concession program will narrow part of the infrastructure gap, however, governance reforms will be crucial to improving investment efficiency.

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