Inclusive growth is the highest priority for cities when planning ‘smart city’ projects, while cost reduction is the least important according to a study presented at the EIB by Sciences Po Masters’ students under the framework of a capstone project organised by the...
How to estimate SME credit rationing and financing gap in Europe using firm-level micro data? This was the topic submitted by the European Investment Fund to four students from the London School of Economics’ Master of Public Administration (MPA) in the framework of...
Public Private Partnerships (PPP) schemes, when protected by public guarantees, do not allow to skim projects and “white elephants” may occur. A group of Bocconi Masters of Public Administration students, working in the framework of the first capstone...
Climate change is increasingly impacting our economies and the shifts in our climate have potentially profound implications for the financial sector, i.e. for the EIB. For six months, a team of Sciences Po Masters’ students working under the framework of a capstone...
What are the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) International Financial Institutions (IFIs) should use when measuring performance? This was the question asked to Sciences Po Masters’ students under the framework of a capstone project. At present, when it comes to...
What is the rate of return to capital in the EU? The question is very relevant when appraising investment projects and can be critical when the country hosting the project faces limited access to international capital markets. Five students from the London School of...
