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Pereira, A. M. & Pinho, M. de F. (2008). Public investment and budgetary consolidation in Portugal. Portuguese Economic Journal. 7 (3), 183-203
A. M. Pereira and M. D. Pinho, "Public investment and budgetary consolidation in Portugal", in Portuguese Economic Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 183-203, 2008
@article{pereira2008_1714867031805, author = "Pereira, A. M. and Pinho, M. de F.", title = "Public investment and budgetary consolidation in Portugal", journal = "Portuguese Economic Journal", year = "2008", volume = "7", number = "3", doi = "10.1007/s10258-008-0032-6", pages = "183-203", url = "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10258-008-0032-6" }
TY - JOUR TI - Public investment and budgetary consolidation in Portugal T2 - Portuguese Economic Journal VL - 7 IS - 3 AU - Pereira, A. M. AU - Pinho, M. de F. PY - 2008 SP - 183-203 SN - 1617-982X DO - 10.1007/s10258-008-0032-6 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10258-008-0032-6 AB - In this paper we find that public investment in durable goods has a positive effect on long-term economic performance in Portugal. We also find that these positive effects are not strong enough for public investment to pay for itself in the form of future tax revenues. Therefore, cuts in public investment in durable goods, although costly in terms of long-term economic performance seem to be an effective way of alleviating pressure on the public budget. It is important to note, however, that this general result contrasts sharply with the evidence found in this paper for public investment in equipment, a small component of public investment in durable goods, as well as with evidence elsewhere for public investment in transportation infrastructures. For these, the effects on output are strong enough for public investment to pay for itself. Therefore, cuts in these two types of public investment, would have negative long-term economic effects as well as negative long-term budgetary effects. Clearly, not all public investment is created equal. ER -