Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment

Informationen zum Autor Edward L. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University and a research associate and director of the working group on urban economics at the National Bureau of Economic Research. James M. Poterba is the Mitsui Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and president and chief executive officer of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Klappentext "Policy-makers often call for expanding public spending on infrastructure, which includes a broad range of investments from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand access to high-speed broadband. Some point to near-term macro-economic benefits and job creation, others focus on long-term effects on productivity and economic growth. This volume explores the links between infrastructure spending and economic outcomes, as well as key economic issues in the funding and management of infrastructure projects. It draws together research studies that describe the short-run stimulus effects of infrastructure spending, develop new estimates of the stock of U.S. infrastructure capital, and explore the incentive aspects of public-private partnerships (PPPs). A salient issue is the treatment of risk in evaluating publicly-funded infrastructure projects and in connection with PPPs. The goal of the volume is to provide a reference for researchers seeking to expand research on infrastructure issues, and for policy-makers tasked with determining the appropriate level of infrastructure spending"--

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• Authors: Edward L Poterba Glaeser, Edward L. Poterba Glaeser
• Assisted by: Edward L Glaeser (Editor), Edward L. Glaeser (Editor), Glaeser Edward L. (Editor), James M Poterba (Editor), James M. Poterba (Editor), Poterba James M. (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780226800585
• ISBN: 978-0-226-80058-5
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Business Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure, Business & management, Investment & securities, Investment and securities