Crisis in LAC : Infrastructure Investment and the Potential for Employment Generation

Crisis in LAC : Infrastructure Investment and the Potential for Employment Generation

Infrastructure investment is a central part of the stimulus plans of the Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC) as it confronts the growing financial crisis. This paper estimates the potential effects on direct, indirect, and induced employment f...

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Main Authors: Tuck, Laura, Schwartz, Jordan, Andres, Luis
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGGREGATE DEMAND
APPROACH
BALANCE
BIOMASS
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CARBON EMISSIONS
COAL
DAY LABORERS
DRAINAGE
ECONOMICS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
GAS
GENERATION
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGHWAY
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER PLANT
INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENTS IN HIGHWAYS
JOBS
LOCAL LABOR MARKET
MINIMUM WAGE
MODES OF TRANSPORT
NATURAL GAS
PIPELINE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC HOUSING
PUBLIC WORK
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT
RAIL
RENEWABLE ENERGY
ROAD
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROUTES
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ROADS
SANITATION
STREETS
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
SUBSTITUTION EFFECTS
TAX
TAX CREDITS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
TRANSPORTATION SPENDING
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
UNSKILLED LABOR
UNSKILLED WORKERS
URBAN ROADS
WAGES
WIND
WIND POWER
WORKERS
WORKING HOURS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/11955066/crisis-lac-infrastructure-investment-potential-employment-generation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10986

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/11955066/crisis-lac-infrastructure-investment-potential-employment-generation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10986

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