Most countries have room to increase public investment

Posted by oecdecoscope. Public investment benefits current as well as future generations. My research shows that public investment is a game changer, when it comes to boosting long-term growth. Increasing the share of public investment in primary government spending by one percentage point (offset by a reduction in other spending) would increase the long-term GDP level by about 5%. For countries that are catching-up to the productivity frontier, there is also evidence that public investment can substantially speed up the pace of convergence. More...