LEADER 04017nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910220152303321 005 20240617065538.0 010 $a1-283-13585-X 010 $a9786613135858 010 $a0-8330-5225-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000093505 035 $a(EBL)726845 035 $a(OCoLC)735601833 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000523150 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11347571 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523150 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10540022 035 $a(PQKB)11068990 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL726845 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10477362 035 $a(OCoLC)746754983 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4970039 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313585 035 $a(OCoLC)743413598 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC726845 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4970039 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000093505 100 $a20110419d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHighway infrastructure and the economy $eimplications for federal policy /$fHoward J. Shatz ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRAND Corp.$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (115 p.) 225 0 $aRand Corporation monograph series Highway infrastructure and the economy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-5213-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 System 327 $aThe 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-Analysis 327 $aSumming 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; Bibliography 330 $aTo 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. 606 $aRoads$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aRoads$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a363 700 $aShatz$b Howard J$0935274 701 $aShatz$b Howard J$0935274 712 02$aRand Transportation, Space, and Technology (Program) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220152303321 996 $aHighway infrastructure and the economy$92444098 997 $aUNINA