The Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on the Colombian Economy

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
124
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C23, C22, N76, N86
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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