The Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on the Colombian Economy

María Teresa Ramírez-Giraldo

Borradores de Economia

Number:

124

Published:

Sunday, 6 June 1999

Classification JEL:

C23, C22, N76, N86

Keywords:

Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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