Fiscal Policy as an Instrument of Investment and Growth

Fiscal Policy as an Instrument of Investment and Growth

This paper investigates the role of fiscal guarantees in promoting infrastructure investment. Infrastructure is a critical driver of economic growth, but infrastructure entails significant up-front costs that yield benefits after a time lag. Invest...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Basu, Kaushik
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ADVERSE SELECTION
BANK POLICY
BANKRUPT
BANKRUPTCY
BINDING CONSTRAINT
BOOST TO GROWTH
BORROWING
CAPITAL FORMATION
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT MARKET
DEBT
DEBT CRISIS
DEBT RATIOS
DEFICITS
DELIVERY OF GOODS
DEPENDENT
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
DISBURSEMENT
EARNINGS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC RECESSION
ECONOMIC TRANSACTIONS
ECONOMICS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKETS
ENTREPRENEUR
ENTREPRENEURS
EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL EXPENDITURE
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL SUPPORT
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GLOBALIZATION
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT
GROWTH RATE
GUARANTEE AGENCIES
GUARANTEE AGENCY
INCOME
INFLATION
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE SERVICE
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR
INTERNATIONAL LENDING
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
INVESTMENT RATE
JOINT LIABILITY
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
JUDICIARY
LABOR FORCE
LEGAL JURISDICTION
LENDER
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MONETARY POLICY
MORTGAGES
MULTILATERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NOMINAL INTEREST RATE
OPPORTUNITY COST
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRIVATE ENTREPRENEUR
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTOR
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
RAPID GROWTH
RECESSION
REGULATORY REGIME
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK OF DEFAULT
SELF-FINANCE
SOVEREIGN DEBT
START-UP
STATE GUARANTEE
STATE GUARANTEES
TREASURY
TREATY
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19456271/fiscal-policy-instrument-investment-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18348

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19456271/fiscal-policy-instrument-investment-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18348

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