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Author-Name:  Marco Percoco
Author-Name: Lanfranco Senn

Title: Mega-projects and Regional Development in the Italian Experience
Abstract: The aim of this note is to introduce the special issue on "Mega-projects and regional development in the Italian experience" and to review some of the critical issues associated with the evaluation of mega-projects. In particular, we focus on the shortcomings of Cost-Benefit Analysis when the project is large and when network effects are not negligible, and we propose further research on risk assessment and time discounting for long term and risky investments.
Classification-JEL: H43, H54, R42
Keywords: Analisi dei progetti di investimento, infrastrutture di trasporto, sviluppo regionale
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Pages:5-14
Volume: 2010/3 Supp
Year: 2010
Issue:3 Supp
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Author-Name: Agostino Cappelli
Author-Name: Alessandra Libardo

Title: Italian Megaprojects: High-Speed Railway Feasibility
Abstract: This paper analyzes the feasibility of a new high-speed railway line (megaproject) in order to establish and verify the minimal conditions, that influence the results of the analysis (parameter values of: cost per km, amount of demand and share of diverted traffic from road system). Feasibility is investigated from the many different standpoints, such as those represented by the Infrastructure Manager, the Railway Operator and the Community. As for the first two subjects involved in the projects, their financial sustainability must be verified; for the latter, the economic achievability needs to be proved.
Classification-JEL: L91, L98, R42
Keywords: Progetti ferroviari, analisi finanziaria, analisi benefici-costi, tariffe, domanda di trasporto
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Pages:15-41
Volume: 2010/3 Supp
Year: 2010
Issue:3 Supp
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Author-Name: Aura Reggiani
Author-Name: Luca Zamparini

Title: Evaluation of Infrastructure Investments: The Case of the Southern Italian Transport Network
Abstract: The EU Community Support Framework (CSF), in the transport sector, aims at implementing a sustainable network characterised by a more balanced modal split and by integrated connectivity among the transport nodes. This study provides a concise description of the CSF, PON and POR programmes and tests - by means of a multicriteria approach - the degree of coherence among them. The results highlight that the strategy pursued during the 2001-2006 period sought to strengthen some priority nodes located in the TEN-T network and that there is a marked heterogeneity between the PON projects and the POR projects.
Classification-JEL: O18, R42, R48
Keywords: Quadro Comunitario di Sostegno, analisi multicriteri, investimenti infrastrutturali, Sud Italia
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Pages:43-74
Volume: 2010/3 Supp
Year: 2010
Issue:3 Supp
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Author-Name: Giuseppe Francesco Gori
Author-Name:  Patrizia Lattarulo
Author-Name: Renato Panicci?

Title: Infrastructure, Accessibility and Growth in Tuscany: A Macroeconomic Impact Evaluation
Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to assess the impact of the Regional Mobility and Logistic Plan (RMLP) of Tuscany on regional growth and spatial disparities between the Tuscan provinces. In order to evaluate its economic impact, we first quantify the impact in terms of changes in travel time and variations in the cost of transportation per unit of delivered output. We then make use of the Remi-Irpet model. The latter explains the agglomeration economies and productivity differentials. We find that, despite the fact that the RMLP does not solve the structural problem of mobility within Tuscany, it does make it possible to get rid of some potential constraints for long-term regional growth, even if the economic impact across the provinces is disequalizing.
Classification-JEL: R10, R11, R15
Keywords: Territorio, infrastrutture, nuova geografia economica, sviluppo locale, disparit? territoriali, valutazione d?impatto, Italia, Toscana
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Pages:75-100
Volume: 2010/3 Supp
Year: 2010
Issue:3 Supp
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Author-Name: Chiara Sumiraschi

Title: Financing Infrastructures in Europe: Experiences of Value Capture
Abstract: In recent years the issue of financing of infrastructure has become a critical issue and is widely discussed and in-depth reflection on policies, programs and development projects. The paper has the objective to describe one of the most interesting innovative methods of funding transport infrastructures: the mechanism of value capture, ie that capture (part) of economic benefits after the opening of the new infrastructure. The second part presents two case studies: the Quadrilatero Project and the ?restad underground line in Copenhagen. The third part identifies success factors and criticalities about two experiences and offers some recommendations on the use of "capture value" as a mechanism of financing of transport infrastructure.
Classification-JEL: R420, R510, R580
Keywords: Infrastrutture, finanziamento, cattura del valore
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Pages:101-120
Volume: 2010/3 Supp
Year: 2010
Issue:3 Supp
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Number: 5