In the literature on growth, infrastructure, in addition to other factors, is identified as a determining element growth of regions from long-term perspective. However, there are few studies where unit analysis disaggregated down regional level. Therefore, this research aims explore importance infrastructure (social and economic) economic Ecuador´s provinces. The methodology used leads calculat...

In this paper we investigate the effects of broadband infrastructure providing high speed internet, on economic growth in developing countries. We have used two different broadband measures to classify developing countries into two groups for the period 1999-2008. By using logistic diffusion model and IV approach, a nonlinear diffusion model is specified. Differences in ceiling of diffusion cur...

Surface water quality deterioration is a serious problem in many rapidly urbanizing catchments in developing countries. There is currently a lack of studies that quantify water quality variation (deterioration or otherwise) due to both socio-economic and infrastructure development in a catchment. This paper investigates the causes of water quality changes over the rapid urbanization period of 1...