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Economic effects of road accessibility in the Pyrenees: user perspective

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  • Christian Durán Weitkamp

    (GRIT - Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Dept. of Economy Tel. 977 75 98 01. Av. Universitat, 1. 43204 Reus.)

  • Mónica Martín Bofarull

    (GRIT - Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Dept. of Economy Tel. 977 75 98 01. Av. Universitat, 1. 43204 Reus.)

  • Federico Pablo Martí

    (Universidad de Alcalá. Dept. of Statistics, Economic Structure and International Economic Organisation. Tel. 918 85 42 01. Plaza de la Victoria 2, 28802 Alcalá de Henares.)

Abstract

At present, Spain faces one of the key moments in planning the future design of the infrastructure network. As a consequence of the critical role played by haulage in intra-European trade, the most important investments are those that guarantee that road haulage traffic can move freely at the borders. That is why it is necessary to make serious evaluations of the economic and social profitability of these investments. Normally the most significant social benefit of investment projects in transport infrastructure is time saving, which in turn changes traffic intensity. In this article we analyse the changes in the user excess caused by public investment in transport infrastructure planned by the Spanish government and which will be located on the border between Spain and France. In particular, we study the increase in network user surplus for HGV traffic in the Spanish and French border zones in the Pyrenees.

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  • Christian Durán Weitkamp & Mónica Martín Bofarull & Federico Pablo Martí, 2008. "Economic effects of road accessibility in the Pyrenees: user perspective," Working Papers XREAP2008-01, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP), revised Jan 2008.
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    Keywords

    Intra-European trade; time saving; user surplus; gravitational model;
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    JEL classification:

    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

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