Infrastructure Coursera Quiz Answers — Financing And Investing In

Financing and Investing in Infrastructure course from Università Bocconi (available on

A) Mixing public and philanthropic capital to de-risk projects for private investors.
B) A combination of asphalt and concrete roads.
C) Merging two infrastructure funds.
D) Paying dividends in stock rather than cash.

Week 1: Introduction to Infrastructure Financing The number of patients treated The traffic volume

DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio):
2. Key economic features that shape financing and investing
- Long useful lives (20–100+ years)
- High upfront capital expenditure (capex) and low variable costs (for many assets)
- Regulated or contracted revenues (user fees, availability payments, concessions)
- Demand risk concentrated (traffic, usage) and sometimes correlated with macroeconomy
- Significant public policy and political risk
- Positive externalities and large spillover benefits (public good aspects)
- Often site-specific and illiquid (limited resale market)
Answer: To contain project risk insulate shareholders from liability Rationale: Bankruptcy remoteness. If the tunnel collapses, the construction company's HQ isn't seized. A) Mixing public and philanthropic capital to de-risk

Answer: Force majeure (volcanic eruption) Rationale: Natural disasters (Acts of God) are usually uninsurable at reasonable rates or are borne by the government/ shared. Private partners rarely accept catastrophic force majeure risk. concessions) Demand risk concentrated (traffic

Common Quiz Questions & Answers

Q1: Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a "Brownfield" infrastructure investment?

2. Key economic features that shape financing and investing