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Are we getting the most value from our #infrastructure projects? Stephane Straub discusses the need for better #data and methodologies to make informed policy decisions. Learn more in this #Infra4Dev blog: wrld.bg/FSBJ50PYBrK

Whether they’re powered by electricity or diesel, trains and barges are much more energy-efficient than trucks. This means they can move large quantities of goods over long distances with a much smaller carbon footprint. blogs.worldbank.org/transport/gree… vía World Bank Transport

pix2tex is a #Python library that allows you to convert images of equations into LaTeX code. This allows you to incorporate an equation from a document into another document without recreating the equation from scratch. github.com/lukas-blecher/…

Immensely gratifying to see BloombergNEF is using the CO2 intensity of the electricity mix over the lifetime of the car. (Thx for alerting me Colin Mckerracher)

Of potential interest to UEA members: Consider submitting your papers on urban/transportation issues to the 2024 Conference of the International Transportation Economics Association. The submission deadline is February 25. Details at sites.socsci.uci.edu/~jkbrueck/Call…

Submit a paper to our conference in Istanbul in May: Infra4dev Conference: The Future of Infrastructure Financing worldbank.org/en/events/2023… via World Bank

I recommend this paper from the Journal of Economic Perspectives on new electricity #transmission in the United States: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10… Building long-distance transmission is expensive and difficult. I am not as discouraged by this fact as others. The paper wisely ...

Very interesting piece on e-mobility challenges in developing countries bbc.com/news/world-afr…

Thrilled to share our latest paper: "Assessing the impact of renewable energy policies on decarbonization in developing countries"! @l_diaz_anadon Jevgenijs Steinbuks 🇺🇦 authors.elsevier.com/a/1j4uM4s9HwDf…

Completing a FULL WEEK of work on $TSSI (on top of the months I've been researching it), by running it all by Mgt tomorrow. Will share most (if not all) of my findings / updated model on tomorrow's show. tinyurl.com/MoneyMarkLive #SpreadTheWord #Team

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What can developing countries learn from #Brazil 🇧🇷 about optimizing infrastructure investment? 1️⃣Adopt a strategic & coordinated approach 2️⃣Optimize investment allocation based on data, not politics 3️⃣Prioritize projects with high productivity impact ➡️wrld.bg/fqv750TIXkl

The impact of infrastructure investments may not necessarily benefit every location and can strongly vary. blogs.worldbank.org/en/ppps/what-c… # via Infrastructure Finance

A novel modeling exercise shows big returns to infrastructure investments (e.g., electricity and roads) in certain parts of Brazil. drive.google.com/file/d/1R8VT94… by Pérez-Sebastián et al.

World’s largest producer of transformers Hitachi Energy warns its industry is “overwhelmed” and unable to meet exploding demand for grid equipment, threatening delays to vital infrastructure projects that would boost share of renewable across the globe. on.ft.com/48wWntg

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Inviting everyone in my network to submit your papers to our annual #infra4dev event bringing together top academics and practitioners working on #Infrastructure

Let me explain why I think this conference is important, and you should send us your best papers. First, Infra4dev is THE conference on infrastructure and development where frontier research can get to talk to both policymakers, MDBs, and private sector folks.

How @ElonMusk could end fossil fuel subsidies "If DOGE wants to cut $2 tril, handouts to the fossil fuel industry may be 'a truth test to their messaging'" “The biggest subsidy is allowing these companies to freeload off our health” grist.org/politics/how-e… @Grist Tik Root

blogs.worldbank.org/en/transport/w… Can rebuilding a road truly help build peace? New evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suggests that it can – but also shows why it often doesn’t deliver. Check out my new blog!