We investigate the characteristics of infrastructure as an asset class from an investment perspective of a limited … partner. While non U.S. institutional investors gain exposure to infrastructure assets through a mix of direct investments and … private fund vehicles, U.S. investors predominantly invest in infrastructure through private funds. We find that the stream of …

We examine the productivity of public infrastructure in a general equilibrium context. In our model, infrastructure … to variety. Infrastructure alters factor prices, intermediate prices and the allocation of factors across sectors. The …

In this paper we examine the effects of publicly financed infrastructure and R&D capital on the cost structure and … dominate while in others changes in technology or relative prices are the main contributors. Publicly financed infrastructure …

The impact of public infrastructure investment on the productive performance of firms has been an important focus of …. However, detailed evaluation of the infrastructure impact is difficult using existing studies which rely on restricted models …, nonproduction and production labor and energy) use of manufacturing firms to evaluate the contribution of infrastructure to firms …

services are required. This paper reviews the arguments and the evidence for the efficient financing and governance of city … residents; financing should assign residential taxes to residential services and business land taxes and fees to business …