FLINC – Financing Large Infrastructure Investments / Wider benefit analysis

The aim of WP3 in the project is to conduct a broad impact assessment of the wider benefits of large-scale cross-border infrastructure, as well as possible negative effects if the infrastructure is not built. The impact assessment in the WP will be done in five dimensions: labor market expansion, innovation-spurring effects, business area expansion, the development of national economies in potential logistics scenarios, and new investment potential. These will be assessed using cost-benefit analyses combined with regional mobility and benefits from innovations; data collection on regional GDP, industry structure, knowledge capital and patents, higher education, commuter patterns and linked employer-employee data; and case studies and comparative analysis of similar infrastructure projects and existing fixed links. The findings will be presented in a report on the economic impact of the case, summarizing the key findings and their significance and showing the implications for regional economic policy and infrastructure investment. Since this assignment has a strong connection to research and academia, the primary target for its execution will be universities. Other actors may also submit bids, but they must be able to demonstrate a link to academia in their proposal, as this will be a relevant part of the scoring.