The Coursera course "Financing and Investing in Infrastructure" is widely considered the gold standard for understanding , Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) , and Risk Allocation . But the quizzes are notoriously tricky because they test specific financial jargon.
Disclaimer: The following article is intended for educational purposes. Course curricula change over time. While these answers are based on the most common versions of the course (Bocconi/Università Bocconi), you should use this guide to verify your understanding of project finance, PPPs, and Greenfield vs. Brownfield investments, not to circumvent learning. Introduction: Why This Course Matters Infrastructure is the backbone of modern society—roads, bridges, energy grids, and telecom towers. However, financing these multi-billion dollar assets is radically different from standard corporate finance. In corporate finance, if a company defaults, you seize the company's assets. In infrastructure (Project Finance), the SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) has no other assets except the bridge itself.
Use these answers to check your work, but spend your real effort mastering the and the Cash Flow Waterfall . That is where the true value lies.
True or False: The "Infrastructure Gap" refers to the difference between current spending and required spending to maintain economic growth.
