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Welfare economic impacts of transportation improvements in a peripheral region
Leck, Eran
Bekhor, Shlomo
Gat, Daniel
2008
Abstract
We set out to investigate whether transportation improvements can trigger welfare economic impacts in
a peripheral region. The paper addresses this issue through the development of a general equilibrium
labor market model with a transportation component. The model is implemented to a set of 101 core and
peripheral cities in Israel. Numeric simulations are carried out to test the research hypotheses regarding
positive relationship between improved accessibility and enhanced economic welfare. Economic welfare
is measured in terms of efficiency and equity impacts. The results of the simulations show that
transportation improvements in the form of auto travel time reductions may lead to substantial welfare
benefits in the peripheral region considered in terms of increased output, productivity and wages.
Series
European Transport / Trasporti Europei
XIV (2008) 40
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
ISTIEE Istituto per lo studio dei trasporti nell’integrazione economica europea
Source
Eran Leck, Shlomo Bekhor, Daniel Gat, "Welfare economic impacts of transportation improvements in a peripheral region", in: European Transport / Trasporti Europei, XIV (2008) 40, pp. 88-105.
Languages
en
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