Identifying Spatial Efficiency-Equity Trade-offs in Territorial Development Policies : Evidence from Uganda

Lall, Somik V. ; Schroeder, Elizabeth ; Schmidt, Emily

Taylor and Francis

关键词: infrastructure;    industrial development;    preconditions;   

DOI  :  10.1080/00220388.2014.957277

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

We contribute to the debate on the spatial allocation of infrastructure investments by examining where these investments generate the highest economic return (‘spatial efficiency’), and identifying trade-offs when infrastructure coverage is made more equitable across regions (‘spatial equity’). We estimate models of firm location choice in Uganda, drawing on insights from the new economic geography literature. The main findings show that manufacturing firms gain from being in areas that offer a diverse mix of economic activities. Public infrastructure investments in other locations are likely to attract fewer private investors, and will pose a spatial efficiency–equity trade-off.