Analysis of convergence in transport infrastructure: A global evidence

Shaaba C Saba, Nicholas Ngepah and Nicholas Odhiambo

No 27667, Working Papers from University of South Africa, Department of Economics

Abstract: This study investigates the convergence in transport infrastructure for 102 countries spanning 1990-2018 using Phillips and Sul econometric methodology. We constructed a transportation infrastructure by a composite index of transportation computed via principal component analysis (PCA). Our findings suggest the presence of panel convergence at the global level, while the income groups exhibited panel divergence. The results obtained from the iterative testing procedure suggest that the sub-groups exhibited convergence and divergence features. Overall, this study finds that the process of convergence in transportation reflects the desirable emanations of transportation policies sharing possible similar characteristics, at least to some extent, across the globe.

Keywords: transportation convergence; transition patterns; principal component analysis; income groupings. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-06
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