Filling potholes: Macroeconomic effects of maintenance versus new investments in public infrastructure

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 2281-2304

  Rioja, Felix K ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Maintenance; Public infrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141648645     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(01)00200-6     Document Type: Article

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