Cost-benefit analysis of infrastructure projects in an enlarged European union: Returns and incentives

Economic Change and Restructuring

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 179-210

  Florio, Massimo ^a   Vignetti, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Centre for Industrial Studies   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; EU Structural Funds; Infrastructure; Project evaluation

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INCENTIVE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; VALUATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33846404854     PISSN: 15739414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10644-006-9002-0     Document Type: Article

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