Editing Public–private partnership (section)

=== Profits ===
Private [[monopolies]] created by PPPs can generate a [[rent-seeking]] behavior, which leads to spiraling costs for users and/or taxpayers in the operation phase of the project.<ref name="Weimer and Vining" /><ref name=":0" />

Some public–private partnerships, when the development of new technologies is involved, include profit-sharing agreements. This generally involves splitting revenues between the inventor and the public once a technology is commercialized. Profit-sharing agreements may stand over a fixed period of time or in perpetuity.<ref name="TorStar Donovan July 2019">{{cite news|last1=Vincent|first1=Donovan|date=1 July 2019|title=Who should share in the risks and rewards of Sidewalk Labs' smart city on Toronto's waterfront? {{!}} The Star|language=en|work=thestar.com|publisher=Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/07/01/who-should-share-in-the-risks-and-rewards-of-sidewalk-labs-smart-city-on-torontos-waterfront.html|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref>