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PED 209: Management, Finance, and Regulation of Public Infrastructure in Developing Countries Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:45 – 4:00pm, Starr Auditorium Henry Lee, Spring 2017 This course introduces students to the fundamentals of privatizing, structuring, financing, and regulating public infrastructure, particularly those that provide water, sanitation, electricity, telecommunications, and transportation services. Its focus is on public infrastructure outside the United States with an emphasis on developing countries. In addition to the weekly classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, there will be several optional review sessions, which will be held on select Fridays in Starr at 10:15-11:30am. Most of the supplemental classes will focus on assisting students with finance. The course will address three key functions: (1) how, whether, and when to increase private participation in the development, investment, and operation of public infrastructure; (2) how to finance and value infrastructure assets; and (3) how to regulate the pricing and the quality of infrastructure services. The class sessions are discussions of actual cases. Students will be expected to read the cases and be prepared to participate in an active class discussion. Case questions will be provided for each class to help students focus their preparation. In addition, further readings are assigned for each class. These provide essential background information on the topics being discussed. For example, a case focusing on New Delhi’s water reforms will be accompanied by a reading on the role of private participation in providing water and sewerage services. The first twenty minutes of a few classes may be used for short lectures. Students will be expected to read both the cases and the required readings before class. There will be a take-home final that may be handed out at the last class and will be due on Thursday, May 4 by 5pm. In addition, there will be 3 take-home assignments. Students will also