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  "title": "Bang for Your Buck: Public Investment & Efficiency",
  "publication": "IMF Blog, April 19, 2016",
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      "content": "- Publication: iMFdirect\n- Date: April 19, 2016\n- Format: Web landing page with podcast\n- Core topic: The relationship between public investment spending and its impact on economic growth across countries with varying levels of investment efficiency."
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      "content": "- Public capital examples cited: road, bridges, electricity.\n- Public capital can make countries richer by attracting more investment and building economic growth, especially when many countries are struggling with low growth.\n- Contrary to common expectations among many economists, new research by IMF economists shows that public investment projects in highly efficient countries do not necessarily have a greater impact on growth.\n- The IMF’s Andy Berg explains in the podcast that the impact on growth from public investment spending is similar in both high and low-efficiency countries."
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      "content": "- Podcast featuring IMF’s Andy Berg.\n- Embedded SoundCloud track identified on the page with URL: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/256740748\n\nSource: Bang for Your Buck: Public Investment & Efficiency — iMFdirect, April 19, 2016\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- public investment projects\n- podcast\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2016/04/19/bang-for-your-buck-public-investment-efficiency"
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    "Date: April 19, 2016",
    "Format: Web landing page with podcast",
    "Core topic: The relationship between public investment spending and its impact on economic growth across countries with varying levels of investment efficiency.",
    "Public capital examples cited: road, bridges, electricity.",
    "Public capital can make countries richer by attracting more investment and building economic growth, especially when many countries are struggling with low growth.",
    "Contrary to common expectations among many economists, new research by IMF economists shows that public investment projects in highly efficient countries do not necessarily have a greater impact on growth.",
    "The IMF’s Andy Berg explains in the podcast that the impact on growth from public investment spending is similar in both high and low-efficiency countries.",
    "Podcast featuring IMF’s Andy Berg.",
    "Embedded SoundCloud track identified on the page with URL: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/256740748",
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