This publication, the first in a series of three, considers the feasibility of the central economic growth target that is set out in South Africa's National Development Plan 2030. It then explores some of the associated human development targets. The paper first looks at the core characteristics...

Der Bund setzt zu Lasten der Länder eine zentrale Bundesfernstrassengesellschaft durch, zudem sollen kommunale Schulgebäude künftig vom Bund direkt gefördert werden können. Beides öffnet den Weg zu noch mehr Privatisierungen und zu noch mehr Öffentlich-Privaten Partnerschaften. Darüber...

This paper combines local election results and geo-referenced road construction data over 1993-2012 to investigate political bias in road infrastructure investment in a democratic setting, focusing on the case of Mexico. Using a regression discontinuity design, the paper finds strong evidence of...