Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780226800585)

Policy makers often call for increased spending on infrastructure, which can encompass a broad range of investments, from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand access to high-speed broadband. Some point to the near-term macroeconomic benefits, such as job creation, associated with infrastructure spending; others point to the long-term effects of such spending on productivity and economic growth.

Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment explores the links between infrastructure investment and economic outcomes, analyzing key economic issues in the funding and management of infrastructure projects. It includes new research on the short-run stimulus effects of infrastructure spending, develops new estimates of the stock of US infrastructure capital, and explores incentive aspects of public-private partnerships with particular attention to their allocation of risk. The volume provides a reference for researchers seeking to study infrastructure issues and for policymakers tasked with determining the appropriate level and allocation of infrastructure spending.

Author: Edward L. Glaeser
ISBN-10: 022680058X
ISBN-13: 9780226800585
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2021
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d