Highway infrastructure and the economy implications for federal policy

To inform debate on a new transportation bill being considered, the authors review the literature on the economic outcomes of highway infrastructure spending, which constitutes the largest share of federal spending on transportation infrastructure. They highlight the connections between highway spen...

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Autor principal: Shatz, Howard J. (-)
Autor Corporativo: Rand Transportation, Space, and Technology (Program) (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corp 2011.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series Highway infrastructure and the economy
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Sumario:To inform debate on a new transportation bill being considered, the authors review the literature on the economic outcomes of highway infrastructure spending, which constitutes the largest share of federal spending on transportation infrastructure. They highlight the connections between highway spending and the economy and then analyze the literature to trace the effects of highway infrastructure on productivity, output, and employment.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (115 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781283135856
9786613135858
9780833052254