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Transportation Project Evaluation Methods/Approaches

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  • M. Rouhani, Omid

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In this paper, I briefly review the key methods to evaluate transportation projects. These methods are: Financial analysis; Cost benefit (economic analysis); Multi-criteria analysis; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Social welfare analysis; and Risk analysis (Monte Carlo simulation). The importance of understanding these methods lies in the fact that transportation projects offer huge social benefits and costs; some are impossible or very complex to measure in monetary terms.

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  • M. Rouhani, Omid, 2019. "Transportation Project Evaluation Methods/Approaches," MPRA Paper 91451, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Project evaluation methods; Transport projects; Social cost benefit analysis; Multi-criteria analysis; and Social welfare analysis.;
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    JEL classification:

    • H43 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate
    • R42 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance; Transportation Planning
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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