03410nam 2200589 450 991055427820332120220712225310.00-226-80061-X10.7208/chicago/9780226800615(CKB)4940000000619000(MiAaPQ)EBC6788130(Au-PeEL)EBL6788130(OCoLC)1283854086(DE-B1597)617803(DE-B1597)9780226800615(StDuBDS)EDZ0002755590(EXLCZ)99494000000061900020211025d2021 fy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEconomic analysis and infrastructure investment /edited by Edward L. Glaeser and James M. Poterba[electronic resource]Chicago :The University of Chicago Press,2021.1 online resource (479 pages)A National Bureau of Economic Research conference reportChicago scholarship onlineAlso issued in print: 2021.0-226-80058-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the NBER -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Measuring Infrastructure in BEA's National Economic Accounts -- 2. Can America Reduce Highway Spending? Evidence from the States -- 3. Transportation Infrastructure in the US -- 4. The Macroeconomic Consequences of Infrastructure Investment -- 5. Procurement Choices and Infrastructure Costs -- 6. When and How to Use Public- Private Partnerships in Infrastructure: Lessons from the International Experience -- 7. A Fair Value Approach to Valuing Public Infrastructure Projects and the Risk Transfer in Public- Private Partnerships -- 8. Digital Infrastructure -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject IndexPolicy 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.National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.Chicago scholarship online.Infrastructure (Economics)United StatesGovernment spending policyUnited StatesEconomic developmentUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic conditions21st centuryInfrastructure (Economics)Government spending policyEconomic development363.0973QY 000rvkGlaeser Edward L(Edward Ludwig),1967-Poterba James M.StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910554278203321Economic analysis and infrastructure investment2899097UNINA