Highway infrastructure and the economy : implications for federal policy

XXIV, 90 S.

graph. Darst.

23 cm

Rand Corporation monograph series : MG. - Santa Monica, Calif. [u.a.] : Rand Corp., ZDB-ID 2211926-7. - Vol. 1049-RC

"Research was conducted under the auspices of the Transportation, Space, and Technology Program within RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment." - T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-90)

Machine generated contents note: ch. One IntroductionThe Federal Government's Link Between Transportation and the Economy -- Calls to Reform U.S. Transportation Policy -- Federal Participation in Transportation Infrastructure Financing Since the 1950s -- Current Issues in Federal Highway Spending and Policy -- The United States Is Not Alone -- The Plan for This Monograph -- ch. Two The Effects of Highway Infrastructure on Economic Activity -- Literature Selection -- National-Level Analysis and the Interstate Highway System -- The Nadiri and Mamuneas Study for the Federal Highway Administration -- Summing Up National-Level Research -- State-Level Analysis of Effects -- Summing Up Research on State-Level Effects -- Local Effects Analysis -- Studies of Local Geographic Areas Across States -- Roads Within States -- Roads Within Metropolitan Areas -- Summing Up Research on Local Effects -- Evidence from International Comparisons -- Summing Up International Comparisons -- Interim Conclusions on the Literature Review -- ch. Three A Meta-Analysis of the Literature Cited -- Results of the Meta-Analysis -- Summing Up the Meta-Analysis -- Summing Up the Literature on Transportation and the Economy -- ch. Four Conclusions: Policy Implications and Future Research -- Policy Implications -- Different Outcomes for Different Situations: Targeting Transportation Investments -- Spillovers Can Create Winners and Losers -- Federal Support for Widespread Versus Local Effects -- New Directions for Research -- Concluding Thoughts.

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