Jamaica - Responding to crisis with investment : the short-term employment and economic growth effects of construction sector investments in Jamaica (English)

This study aims to ask questions essential to forming policy for short-term, economic stimulus in Jamaica. How do public works and construction investments filter through to other sectors? What skill levels are needed by construction workers compared to other sectors? Would increased public spending in construction reflect appropriate targeting of low income workers with higher propensities to consume? The paper offers a case analysis of Jamaica's...

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Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin;

Stokenberga,Aiga;

Schwartz,Jordan Z.;
Document Date
2010/01/01
Document Type
Other Infrastructure Study
Report Number
70062
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Jamaica,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2012/06/18
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Jamaica - Responding to crisis with investment : the short-term employment and economic growth effects of construction sector investments in Jamaica
Keywords
Fiscal and Debt Sustainability

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Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin; Stokenberga,Aiga; Schwartz,Jordan Z..

Jamaica - Responding to crisis with investment : the short-term employment and economic growth effects of construction sector investments in Jamaica (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/178481468260680252

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