04017nam 2200661 a 450 991022015230332120240617065538.01-283-13585-X97866131358580-8330-5225-X(CKB)2670000000093505(EBL)726845(OCoLC)735601833(SSID)ssj0000523150(PQKBManifestationID)11347571(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523150(PQKBWorkID)10540022(PQKB)11068990(Au-PeEL)EBL726845(CaPaEBR)ebr10477362(OCoLC)746754983(Au-PeEL)EBL4970039(CaONFJC)MIL313585(OCoLC)743413598(MiAaPQ)EBC726845(MiAaPQ)EBC4970039(EXLCZ)99267000000009350520110419d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHighway infrastructure and the economy implications for federal policy /Howard J. Shatz ... [et al.]1st ed.Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corp.20111 online resource (115 p.)Rand Corporation monograph series Highway infrastructure and the economyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8330-5213-6 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; The Federal Government's Link Between Transportation and the Economy; Calls to Reform U.S. Transportation Policy; Federal Participation in Transportation Infrastructure Financing Since the 1950's; Current Issues in Federal Highway Spending and Policy; The United States Is Not Alone; The Plan for This Monograph; Chapter Two The Effects of Highway Infrastructure on Economic Activity; Literature Selection; National-Level Analysis and the Interstate Highway SystemThe 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; Chapter Three A Meta-Analysis of the Literature Cited; Results of the Meta-Analysis; Summing Up the Meta-AnalysisSumming Up the Literature on Transportation and the Economy Chapter 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; Appendix: A Meta-Analysis of the Papers Reviewed; BibliographyTo 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.RoadsEconomic aspectsRoadsEconomic aspects.363Shatz Howard J935274Shatz Howard J935274Rand Transportation, Space, and Technology (Program)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220152303321Highway infrastructure and the economy2444098UNINA