Public Expenditure and Economic Performance: Infrastructure and Productivity

The role of public capital in driving private productivity growth. What is the empirical evidence? Regional implications, and aggregation issues. Should Perth pay for Sydney’s roads? Caveats to the empirical findings. Issues in assessing the performance of the public sector. Fox (UNSW) 2 / 20 Summary The role of public capital in driving private productivity growth. What is the empirical evidence? Regional implications, and aggregation issues. Should Perth pay for Sydney’s roads? Caveats to the empirical findings. Issues in assessing the performance of the public sector. Fox (UNSW) 2 / 20 Summary The role of public capital in driving private productivity growth. What is the empirical evidence? Regional implications, and aggregation issues. Should Perth pay for Sydney’s roads? Caveats to the empirical findings. Issues in assessing the performance of the public sector. Fox (UNSW) 2 / 20 Summary The role of public capital in driving private productivity growth. What is the empirical evidence? Regional implications, and aggregation issues. Should Perth pay for Sydney’s roads? Caveats to the empirical findings. Issues in assessing the performance of the public sector