Economic and Financial Report 2010/04

Economic and Financial Report 2010/04
July 2010

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN EUROPE - BEFORE AND DURING THE RECENT FINANCIAL CRISIS

Andreas Kappeler and Mathieu Nemoz*

Disclaimer: This Economic and Financial Report should not be reported as representing the views of the EIB. The views expressed in this EFR are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the European PPP Expertise Centre, or the EIB or EIB policy. EFRs describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and further debate.

Andreas Kappeler is an Economist at the Economic and Financial Studies Division, European Investment Bank, email:a.kappeler@eib.org.
Mathieu Nemoz is a Consultant at the European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC).

* The authors would like to thank Andy Carty, Sean Fitzpatrick, Hugh Goldsmith, Timo Välilä and Rien Wagenvoort for many valuable comments.