Degree
Master of Science in Economics
Faculty / School
Faculty of Business Administration (FBA)
Department
Department of Economics
Date of Submission
2013-01-01
Supervisor
Dr. Mohammad Nishat, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Project Type
MSECO Research Project
Access Type
Restricted Access
Keywords
Abstract
The study aims at developing an understanding of linkages between infrastructure and economic development by taking Pakistan as a case study. The study investigates the explicit and implicit linkages between transportation infrastructure and economic development. The study uses the data on Railways and Road infrastructure to test the hypothesis. The results support the presence of both direct and indirect linkages between transportation infrastructure and economic development. However, the results vary depending upon the type of infrastructure. The data on roads support the linkages between infrastructure reach, commuting and efficiency and GDP per capita growth. However, the results are weak for railways. Furthermore, the models using lags as weak instruments to account for theoratical endogenety yield better results than three stage least square models for road infrastructure while vice versa for railways.
Pages
ix, 149
Recommended Citation
Yousaf, M. H. (2013). Role of transportation infrastructure in promoting economic development: a case study of Pakistan (Unpublished graduate research project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/research-projects-mseco/16
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