Social Infrastructure Finance and Institutional Investors. A Global Perspective

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Social infrastructure has endured a long period of neglect in most developed and emerging countries, with chronic underinvestment exposed by the coronavirus crisis 2020. The financial crisis 2007/08 led to a slow revival of economic infrastructure policies, and a growing involvement of institutional investors. In contrast, private sector investment in social infrastructure has widely fallen back over the last decade. Will the next decade see a renaissance of - public and private - social infrastructure investment? This is the first systematic account of social infrastructure investment from an international perspective, leading to several key conclusions for policy makers and investors. The public sector will remain the dominant source for funding and financing. Nonetheless, much more private capital could flow with greater clarity on social assets, given their very diverse characteristics across sectors and projects. Several investment strategies can realistically be improved and expanded. Sustainability, impact and SDG investing open a new door for asset owners.

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• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Inderst Advisory - Discussion Paper

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity ; International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements ; International Financial Markets ; General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation ; National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock ; National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Procurement ; State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions ; Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance ; Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure ; Housing Supply and Markets ; Finance in Urban and Rural Economies
• Subject: social infrastructure ; infrastructure investment ; infrastructure finance ; infrastructure policy ; public-private partnerships ; institutional investors ; health infrastructure ; infrastructure funds ; sustainability investing ; impact investments

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Inderst, Georg
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
• (where): Kiel, Hamburg
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/224273