Public investment, infrastructure and private investment in Brazil: is there a crowding-in effect?
Hugo Iasco-Pereira,
Rafael Duregger
Abstract:PurposeOur study aims to evaluate the impact of infrastructure and public investment on private investment in machinery and equipment in Brazil from 1947 to 2017. The contribution of our article to the existing literature lies in providing a more comprehensive understanding of the presence or absence of the crowding effect in the Brazilian economy by leveraging an extensive historical database. Our central argument posits that the recent decline in private capital accumulation over the last few decades can be … Show more
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