Efficient public-private partnerships

Marian Moszoro

No D/884, IESE Research Papers from IESE Business School

Abstract: This paper presents a model to assess the efficiency of the capital structure in public-private partnerships (PPP). A main argument supporting the PPP approach to investment projects is the transfer of managerial skills and know-how from the private partner to the investment vehicle. The paper shows how different managerial skills and knowledge transfer schemes determine an optimal shareholding structure of the PPP. Under the assumption of lower capital cost of the public partner and lower development outlays when the investment is carried out by a private investor, an optimal capital structure is achieved with both the public and the private parties as shareholders, i.e. a mixed public-private capital structure makes it possible to internalize the financial advantage of the public sector and the managerial advantage of the private sector.

Keywords: Public-Private Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Public investment policy; Knowledge transfer; Hybrid governance structures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D23 G32 H43 H54 L19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2010-10-09
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