@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp1019, author={Fu, Feng-Cheng and Vijverberg, Chu-Ping C. and Vijverberg, Wim P.}, title={Public Infrastructure as a Determinant of Intertemporal and Interregional Productive Performance in China}, year={2004}, month={Feb}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={1019}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp1019}, abstract={This paper focuses on the question whether public infrastructure capital matters for labor productivity in China, both over time and across regions. It finds that public infrastructure is a significant determinant of variations in labor productivity across provinces, but the contribution of public capital to labor productivity growth over time is likely non-existing or even negative. These seemingly contradictory results are reconciled once we view the measured intertemporal effect as a short-run impact and the interregional effect as a longterm consequence of public infrastructure investment.}, keywords={labor productivity;public infrastructure;China}, }