The paper compares provision of public infrastructure via public-private partnerships (PPPs) with provision under … advantage in building infrastructure. At the same time, hard budget constraints for PPPs introduce a bankruptcy risk and …

We consider a public-private partnership in an infrastructure project, which requires specialised expertise during the … construction stage for the infrastructure to operationalise. This entails that, after an investment is made to begin building the … infrastructure, its construction is completed at a cost, which increases with the investment at an increasing rate, and is higher if …

outline a promising alternative. We propose that governments should treat the broadband infrastructure as a public …

This paper traces the 11,000 year evolution of infrastructure systems during major periods of innovation, expansion and … positive feedback between early capital market development and investment in infrastructure innovations that lowered system …-wide transaction costs has been a critical factor in sustaining growth since 1800. The paper sets out a model of infrastructure …

This paper studies the causal effect of transport infrastructure on the spatial concentration of economic activity …

by NGOs and researchers alike. This study investigates the impacts of private forest plantations on local infrastructure … regression model with observations of the size and quality of infrastructure and social services in the villages and with … infrastructure and social services in adjacent villages. The results suggest that large-scale private forest plantations can …

Investment in network infrastructure can boost long-term economic growth in OECD countries. Moreover, infrastructure … between infrastructure and economic growth. Time-series results reveal a positive impact of infrastructure investment on … infrastructure investment in telecommunications and the electricity sectors has a robust positive effect on long-term growth (but not …