Estefania Vergara Cobos

This report introduces the first global, geolocated database of physical infrastructure assets and a framework to guide investment priorities. Comparing social returns with borrowing costs reveals widespread underinvestment across energy, transport, and digital sectors, with especially high returns to transport in developing countries.

As one of the pioneering works in this field, this book examines thousands of cyber incidents in the last decade, uncovering the threat landscape across nations, and the economic and developmental ramifications. With an evidence-based approach, it offers actionable policy recommendations aimed to bring efficiency into cybersecurity approaches.