Does the US have an Infrastructure Cost Problem? Evidence from the Interstate Highway System
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- Mehrotra, Neil & Turner, Matthew A. & Uribe, Juan Pablo, 2024. "Does the US have an infrastructure cost problem? Evidence from the interstate highway system," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
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- E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
- R42 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance; Transportation Planning
- R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-TRE-2023-03-20 (Transport Economics)
- NEP-URE-2023-03-20 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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