Investigating the Roles of Physical Infrastructure, Financial Development and Human Capital on Economic Growth in Bangladesh

Faroque Ahmed, Md. Jamal Hossain and Mohammad Tareque

Journal of Infrastructure Development, 2020, vol. 12, issue 2, 154-175

Abstract: This article investigates the dynamic relationship among physical infrastructure, financial development, human capital and economic growth in Bangladesh, employing Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bound co-integration and Granger causality test for the period 1985–2019. The study finds a significantly positive long-term impact of physical infrastructure and human capital on economic growth. However, the effect of financial development on growth is found to be negative, and the result suggests that financial development will take place with economic growth. From the policy perspective, this study emphasises increasing investment in physical infrastructure and human capital for Bangladesh to foster long-term economic growth.

Keywords: Physical infrastructure index; financial development index; human capital index; economic growth; ARDL (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/0974930620961479

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