Acknowledgements
As this European Public Investment Outlook goes to print, we want to express our gratitude to those who made our work possible: first and foremost, to all the chapter authors who enthusiastically provided this instalment with high-quality contributions; they also simplified our job as editors by (generally!) respecting the deadlines, responding to our queries, and addressing the referees’ concerns. The result is a collective volume that has a consistent message throughout.
We also sincerely thank Alberto Quadrio Curzio, President of CRANEC, Franco Bassanini, President of Fondazione Astrid, Xavier Ragot, President of OFCE-Sciences Po for their constant support and encouragement. Their help was essential in securing financial and logistical support and, even more importantly, in putting the issue of public investment at the centre of their respective institutions’ scientific projects even when it was not a fashionable theme in the public debate.
Our thanks also go to Giovanni Barbieri from CRANEC for his efficient and painstaking and patient editing of the third instalment of European Public Investment Outlook. Thanks are also due to Micaela Tavasani from CRANEC for her proofreading. Last but not least, our gratitude goes to Alessandra Tosi, of Open Book Publishers, who smoothly managed the refereeing process, and who believed in and supported our project since it began in 2020. The editorial team at Open Book Publishers once again moved swiftly and efficiently in turning a somewhat messy manuscript into a polished and published book.
Floriana Cerniglia
Francesco Saraceno