Will politics lead to over-building or under-building of transportation projects? In this paper, we develop a model of infrastructure policy in which politicians overdo things that have hidden costs and underperform tasks whose costs voters readily perceive. Consequently, national funding of...

Using the United States Census Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) dataset, we documented the severity of the disparity in commuting pattern across the contiguous U.S. The analysis was complemented by a more granular analysis with the Greater Pittsburgh area as the geographic area of focus. In...

1.The development of Transport Infrastructure Systems -- 2. Göta kanal and the “canal-age” – the literature -- 3. Göta kanal – the major Swedish Canal – and an example of the Canal era - a brief introduction -- 4. Different perspectives on Göta kanal -- 5. Göta kanal and the iron...

System of indicators is considered, the minimum transport standard of municipal union and a technique of an estimation of productivity of management is defined by a transport infrastructure of municipal union

Will politics lead to over-building or under-building of transportation projects? In this paper, we develop a model of infrastructure policy in which politicians overdo things that have hidden costs and underperform tasks whose costs voters readily perceive. Consequently, national funding of...

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, both the private and public sectors face stringent constraints in funding for transport infrastructure investment and transport services. At the same time, economic recession highlights the social value of public support for disadvantaged users of...