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ECMT Round Tables No. 132 Transport Infrastructure Investment and Economic Productivity
ECMT Round Tables No 132 Transport Infrastructure Investment and Economic Productivity Author:OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development This Round Table is one of a series of research events to discuss tools to improve transport planning. It addressed the macroeconomic effects of transport infrastructure policies, and aimed at identifying analytical and empirical tools that could determine the overall volume of public expenditure for transport infrastructure investment. It also ... more »sought to identify state-of-the-art methods for assessing the macroeconomic impact of transport infrastructure investment. Background papers were provided by David Canning (Harvard University), Charles Hulten (University of Maryland) and Andreas Kopp (OECD/ECMT Transport Research Centre). Table of Content : Transportation Infrastructure, Productivity and Externalisites by Charles R. Hulten The Rate of Return to Transportation Infrastructure by David Canning Macroeconomic Productivity Effects of Road Investment - A Reassessment for Western Europe by Andreas Kopp Summary of Discussions List of Participants« less