Infrastructure and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical analysis

Onesmus Mbaabu Mutiiria, Qingjiang Ju and Koffi Dumor
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Onesmus Mbaabu Mutiiria: School of Management and Economics, Center for West African Studies, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Qingjiang Ju: School of Management and Economics, Center for West African Studies, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Koffi Dumor: School of Management and Economics, Center for West African Studies, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Progress in Development Studies, 2020, vol. 20, issue 3, 187-207

Abstract: This study provides an empirical assessment of infrastructure and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). An inclusive growth index has been constructed and then used to test the infrastructure–inclusive growth nexus. The study has also examined whether infrastructure has a distributive impact on income groups. The overall analysis employed panel data collected from 31 SSA countries over the period 2003–17. The study found a positive link between infrastructure and inclusive growth. These results were significant for energy, transport and information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructures. It was also found that poorer people gain more benefits from the listed infrastructures than the rich, which shows that infrastructure plays an important role in the distribution of income. The overall results imply that infrastructure is vital in reducing income disparities and enhancing shared prosperity in SSA. Policies for increasing access and affordability of infrastructure services are highly recommended to promote inclusion.

Keywords: Infrastructure; inclusive growth; income inequality; income distribution; sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/1464993420927507

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