TY - BOOK AU - Estache,Antonio AU - Estache,Antonio AU - Goicoechea,Ana TI - A "Research" Database On Infrastructure Economic Performance, Vol. 1 Of 2 PY - 2005/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - The World Bank KW - Aircraft KW - Cellular Telephones KW - Costs KW - E-Business KW - Energy KW - Energy Production and Transportation KW - Fuel KW - Fuels KW - ICT Policy and Strategies KW - Information and Communication Technologies KW - Infrastructure KW - Infrastructure Economics and Finance KW - Infrastructure Regulation KW - International Transport KW - Poverty Monitoring and Analysis KW - Poverty Reduction KW - Private Sector Development KW - Rail KW - Railways KW - Rebates KW - Roads KW - Sanitation KW - Tax KW - Taxes KW - Town Water Supply and Sanitation KW - Transport KW - Transport Costs KW - Transport Data KW - Transport Economics, Policy and Planning KW - Transport Performance Indicators KW - Transport Sector KW - Water Supply and Sanitation KW - Wealth N2 - The authors present an infrastructure database that was assembled from multiple sources. Its main purposes are: (1) to provide a snapshot of the sector as of the end of 2004; and (2) to facilitate quantitative analytical research on infrastructure. The paper includes definitions, source information, and the most recent data available for 37 performance indicators that proxy access, affordability, and quality of service. Additionally, the database includes a snapshot of 15 reform indicators across infrastructure sectors UR - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/1813-9450-3643 ER -