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The impact of governmental highway investments on local economic outcome in the post-highway era

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  • Li, Jianling
  • Whitaker, Elizabeth

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Interest in the role of governmental transportation investments in economic outcomes is on the rise, but empirical evidence on the linkage in the post-highway era is limited and the demonstration remains challenging. This study investigates the linkage at the county level using a mixed-effects model and a panel dataset of Texas from 1990 to 2012. It finds that highway investments have a positive but limited effect on county jobs after controlling for spillover, time lag, and other random effects. The empirical evidence with new data and a flexible modeling technique offer potential for future studies and policy debate.

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  • Li, Jianling & Whitaker, Elizabeth, 2018. "The impact of governmental highway investments on local economic outcome in the post-highway era," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 410-420.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:113:y:2018:i:c:p:410-420
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2018.04.023
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