The impact of public capital on the US private economy: New evidence and analysis

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 619-632

  Heintz, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding out; Infrastructure; Public investment

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PRODUCTIVITY; STOCK MARKET;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956966368     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: 14653486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692170903426104     Document Type: Article

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