Road investment and regional productivity growth: The effects of vehicle intensity and congestion

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-118

  Montolio, Daniel ^a   Solé Ollé, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Congestion; Endogeneity; Productivity growth; Road infrastructures

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENT; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 68549093948     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2008.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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