Zahlreiche Untersuchungen zeigen, dass sichere Infrastruktur für Radfahrende geschaffen werden muss, um den Radverkehrsanteil zu steigern und den Kfz-Verkehrsanteil zu reduzieren. Die wissenschaftliche Grundlage dafür, was als sichere Infrastruktur angesehen wird, ist allerdings nur bedingt...

Zahlreiche Untersuchungen zeigen, dass sichere Infrastruktur für Radfahrende geschaffen werden muss, um den Radverkehrsanteil zu steigern und den Kfz-Verkehrsanteil zu reduzieren. Die wissenschaftliche Grundlage dafür, was als sichere Infrastruktur angesehen wird, ist allerdings nur bedingt...

Die Lebenszufriedenheit ist nach den Befunden der meisten (inter)nationalen Studien in Kleinstädten höher als in den einwohnerstärkeren Stadttypen. Um einen detaillierten Eindruck von der Situation in Deutschland zu bekommen, wird in diesem Beitrag mittels einer Bevölkerungsbefragung in acht...

In diesem Report werden Daten zum Stand der Krankenhausinfrastruktur in Deutschland - auch im Vergleich zu anderen Ländern - zusammengefasst und übersichtlich dargestellt. Dies erlaubt keine Aussagen darüber, ob überhaupt oder wann in der gegenwärtigen Situation damit zu rechnen ist, dass...

Zur Eingrenzung der Corona-Pandemie wurde die wirtschaftliche Aktivität stark heruntergefahren. Eine Ausnahme bilden dabei die sogenannten "system- oder versorgungsrelevanten" Bereiche, die durch besondere Regelungen umfassend am Laufen gehalten oder sogar ausgebaut werden. Welche Berufe jedoch...

Telekommunikation ist für multilokal lebende Personen von besonderer Bedeutung. Die Gründe liegen zum einen in den temporären Abwesenheiten von einem (Haupt)wohnsitz, zum anderen in den mit der Multilokalität häufig verbundenen langen Wegen. Telekommunikation dient dabei verschiedenen...

Die Integration statistischer und geografischer Informationen gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Der Statistische Verbund arbeitet aktiv an der Schaffung einer nachhaltigen Infrastruktur zur dauerhaften Implementierung der Integration von Geo- und Statistikdaten. Damit soll Politik, Wissenschaft...

Zur Eingrenzung der Corona-Pandemie wurde die wirtschaftliche Aktivität stark heruntergefahren. Eine Ausnahme bilden dabei die sogenannten "system- oder versorgungsrelevanten" Bereiche, die durch besondere Regelungen umfassend am Laufen gehalten oder sogar ausgebaut werden. Welche Berufe jedoch...

We exploit exogenous variation arising from the historical rollout of the Swedish railroad network across municipalities to identify the impacts of lowered interaction costs on innovative activity. A network connection led to a surge in local innovation due to an increased entry, productivity,...

In this paper, we analyze the impact of transportation infrastructure quantity and quality on regional economic production. We exploit an extensive panel dataset on the German county level (N=401), expressing the capital value and condition of highways between 2007 and 2016, to estimate a...

In diesem Report werden Daten zum Stand der Krankenhausinfrastruktur in Deutschland - auch im Vergleich zu anderen Ländern - zusammengefasst und übersichtlich dargestellt. Dies erlaubt keine Aussagen darüber, ob überhaupt oder wann in der gegenwärtigen Situation damit zu rechnen ist, dass...

The paper provides an empirical analysis of factors affecting the use of capital market instruments for financing infrastructure public-private partnership (PPP) projects. The findings of the paper contain useful policy guidance as the data provides some evidence to suggest that banks play a...

The paper deals with the issue of how Japan is positioning itself in the emerging and contested field of international connectivity initiatives. It starts with surveying the emergence of the connectivity topic in recent years, paying attention to recent infrastructure initiatives in the...

Infrastructure construction is one of the basic driving forces of social and economic development. Since 1978, the construction of infrastructure in the People's Republic of China (PRC) has experienced rapid development, which has given a strong impetus to the PRC's modernization. But behind the...

This chapter discusses infrastructure development in the Philippines under decentralization using illustrations mainly in the water sector. It opens up a study of the constraints and challenges in governance and regulation that local government units (LGUs) face in narrowing down the...

This paper studies the impacts of the infrastructure project on economic development in Kazakhstan. We first overview the macroeconomic situation and the development of public-private partnerships in Kazakhstan. In the empirical part of this research, we use the "difference-in-difference" (DiD)...

Telekommunikation ist für multilokal lebende Personen von besonderer Bedeutung. Die Gründe liegen zum einen in den temporären Abwesenheiten von einem (Haupt)wohnsitz, zum anderen in den mit der Multilokalität häufig verbundenen langen Wegen. Telekommunikation dient dabei verschiedenen...

This study evaluated the relationship between inflation and infrastructure sector stock returns in emerging markets in the long and short run. It employed a panel autoregressive distributed lag (PARDL) model applying the mean group (MG), pooled mean group (PMG) and dynamic fixed effects (DFE)...

This paper explores how Southern Africa can leverage its mineral resources to support growth and industrialization. It considers the aggregate and spatial effects of transport infrastructure improvements, and the relative benefits of financing these investments through resource sector...

Die Integration statistischer und geografischer Informationen gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Der Statistische Verbund arbeitet aktiv an der Schaffung einer nachhaltigen Infrastruktur zur dauerhaften Implementierung der Integration von Geo- und Statistikdaten. Damit soll Politik, Wissenschaft...

This study investigates the short- and long-run impact of infrastructure on export and trade deficit in selected South Asian countries during 1990-2017 by using Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimator and cointegration techniques like Pedroni and Kao test. The empirical results of PMG approach...

Infrastruktur ist eine zentrale Vorleistung, die in jede wirtschaftliche Aktivität eingeht. Für eine entwickelte Volkswirtschaft ist eine funktionierende Infrastruktur daher unverzichtbar. In Deutschland galt die Infrastruktur über Jahrzehnte hinweg als wichtiger Standortfaktor. Doch nach der...

How does hope emerge as a life-altering possibility against the backdrop of economic precarity, political disregard, and soaring inequality? This paper explores the role of hope as both a political-economic construct and an infrastructural affect in the wake of policy implementation. It draws on...

Urban infrastructure investment is needed for both, mitigation of climate risks and improved urban resiliency. Financing them requires the translation of those benefits into measurable returns on investment in the context of emerging risks that capital markets can understand and appreciate. This...

Urban infrastructure investment is needed for both, mitigation of climate risks and improved urban resiliency. Financing them requires the translation of those benefits into measurable returns on investment in the context of emerging risks that capital markets can understand and appreciate. This...

This paper summarises the outcomes of the analysis of the ECB Crypto-Assets Task Force. First, it proposes a characterisation of crypto-assets in the absence of a common definition and as a basis for the consistent analysis of this phenomenon. Second, it analyses recent developments in the...

This study investigated the impact of infrastructure and human capital development on economic growth in transitional economies. It also explored whether the interaction between infrastructural and human capital development enhanced economic growth in the transitional economies. Although the...

Spatial inequalities in publicly provided goods such as health care facilities have substantial socio-economic effects. Little is known, however, as to why publicly provided goods diverge among urban and rural regions. We exploit narrow parliamentary majorities in German states between 1950 and...

This working paper presents an up-to-date and prospective assessment of water security throughout the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, with a focus on infrastructure needs, to aid in strategic thinking towards planning and management in key water-using sectors such as agriculture,...

High-quality infrastructure will boost regional economic development and reduce poverty and income inequality. The spill-over effects created by this high-quality infrastructure will be seen in the form of an increase in gross domestic product and tax revenue in the region. These positive...

Faced with historically low interest rates, investors are looking further into illiquid assets such as infrastructure in search of alternative sources of income, better diversification and a long-term investment perspective. This paper analyzes the key performance and risk characteristics of the...

Project Stella studies the possible use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) on financial market infrastructures (FMIs). DLT solutions have the potential to improve the safety and efficiency of existing systems, as shown by research undertaken by central banks and FMIs. Yet, balancing...

In this open access book the cost and revenue overruns of Olympic Games from Sydney 2000 to PyeongChang 2018 from eight years before the Games to Games‐time are investigated to provide a base for future host cities. The authors evaluated the development of expenditure and revenues of the...

The authors examine the impacts of quality of institutions, border and transport efficiency, physical and communication infrastructure on overall and intra-Africa trade covering 44 African countries and their 173 trade partners for the periods 2000–2014. Aggregate indicators are derived for...