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Learning-by-Doing; Consequences for Incentive Design.

Osmundsen, P. - Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH) - 1998

activity. From a dynamic incentives perspective, therefore, efficiency is endogenous. In addition, the efficiency of the firm …

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The Challenge of Rapidly Improving Transport Infrastructure in Poland

Kierzenkowski, Rafal - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

Following many years of underinvestment, renovating and building new transport infrastructure is an important policy priority that would increase labour mobility and improve Poland’s competitiveness. This goal is all the more feasible given that the country is going to benefit from substantial...

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The Theory of Incentives Applied to the Transport Sector

Iossa, Elisabetta; Martimort, David - Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), … - 2009

dynamics of PPP contracts and how the risk of regulatory opportunism affects contract design and incentives. …Building upon Iossa and Martimort (2008), we study the main incentive issues and the form of optimal contracts for … on incentives and risk transfer of bundling building and operation into a single contract. We consider the factors that …

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Motorways, tolls and road safety : evidence from Europe

Albalate, Daniel; Bel, Germà - In: SERIEs : Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 3 (2012) 4, pp. 457-473

European governments are increasingly committed to road safety, due to the impact of road accidents in terms of economic loss and as a public health threat. In addition to regulation, providing better road infrastructure is an essential strategy to promote road safety. This paper investigates...

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Public-private partnerships in new EU member countries of Central and Eastern Europe: An economic analysis with case studies from the highway sector

Brenck, Andreas; Beckers, Thorsten; Heinrich, Maria; … - Economics Department, European Investment Bank (EIB) - 2005

This paper analyses the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure development in the new EU member states and candidate countries in Central and Eastern Europe. We survey projects in transport, water, energy, and telecommunications sectors and then focus on the highway...

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Risk allocation and white elephants in PPPs in Spain

Albalate, Daniel; Bel-Piñana, Paula - In: Handbook on Public Private Partnerships in …, (pp. 47-64). 2022

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Public-Private Partnerships in Europe - before and during the recent financial crisis

Kappeler, Andreas; Nemoz, Mathieu - 2010

This paper offers an updated description of the macroeconomic and sectoral significance of PPPs in Europe - without assessing PPPs from a normative perspective. Building on Blanc-Brude et al. (2007), it looks at the evolution of PPPs in the EU, with a particular focus on the recent financial...

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Public-private partnerships in Georgia and impact assessment of infrastructure

Devidze, Nestan - 2020

This research study aimed to assesses the impact of infrastructure based on the evaluation of infrastructure provision's effect on public finance, presenting the case of Kutaisi International Airport in Georgia. In the case, we assessed the impact of the airport on the public finances of the...

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Governing Public-Private Partnerships: The Problem of Low-Cost Decisions

Mause, Karsten - 2019

In many cases, the expected efficiency advantages of public-private partnership (PPP) projects as a specific form of infrastructure provision did not materialize ex post. From a Public Choice perspective, one simple explanation for many of the problems surrounding the governance of PPPs is that...

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Public-private partnerships in Georgia and impact assessment of infrastructure

Devidze, Nestan - 2020

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