Collect More, Spend Better : Public Investment in Asian Frontier Markets

This study examines 3 fast-growing Southeast Asian economies: Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam

From:
Department for International Development
Published
24 January 2017
Country:
Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Ghazanchyan, M, Marto, R, Jonas, J, Douglass, K

Abstract

The authors use a dynamic small open economy model to explore the macroeconomic impact of alternative public investment scaling-up scenarios, analyzing how improving the efficiency of capital spending and of tax revenue collection affect growth and debt sustainability for 3 fast-growing Southeast Asian economies: Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.

This work is part of the ‘Macroeconomics in Low-income countries’ programme

Citation

Manuk Ghazanchyan, Ricardo Marto, Jiri Jonas, Kaitlyn Douglass (2017) Collect More, Spend Better : Public Investment in Asian Frontier Markets. IMF Working Paper No. 17/10

Collect More, Spend Better : Public Investment in Asian Frontier Markets

Published 24 January 2017
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