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Financing Costs and the Efficiency of Public-Private Partnerships

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  • Avdiu, Besart
  • Weichenrieder, Alfons

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The paper compares provision of public infrastructure via public-private partnerships (PPPs) with provision under government management. Due to soft budget constraints of government management, PPPs exert more effort and therefore have a cost advantage. At the same time, hard budget constraints for PPPs introduce a bankruptcy risk and bankruptcy costs. Consequently, PPPs may be less efficient, although this does not result from PPPs’ higher interest costs.

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  • Avdiu, Besart & Weichenrieder, Alfons, 2018. "Financing Costs and the Efficiency of Public-Private Partnerships," VfS Annual Conference 2018 (Freiburg, Breisgau): Digital Economy 181521, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
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    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation

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