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Evaluation of the Benefits of Transnational Transportation Projects

Jenkins, Glenn P.; Kuo, Chun-yan - 2006

generated by transnational transport projects. In the transportation economics literature, the economic impact of infrastructure …

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Evaluation of the Benefits of Transnational Transportation Projects

Jenkins, Glenn P.; Kuo, Chun-yan - 2002

to Argentina are estimated to be US $47.0 million and those accrue to Uruguay are about US $41.8 million. Brazilian …In this paper, we examine the impact of transnational transportation projects on cargo traffic and the distribution of … investment cost of the bridge. For regionally traded goods, consumers in Argentina and producers in Brazil would share equally …

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Transport Investments in Distorted Economies

Calthrop, Edward - 2008

This paper deals with costs-benefit analysis of investment in transport infrastructure. Its contribution is twofold. Firstly, we develop a general equilibrium model to explore the impact of a small budgetary-neutral investment in transport infrastructure in a second-best setting, where other...

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Export Market Diversification and Productivity Improvements : Theory and Evidence from Argentinean Firms

Juvenal, Luciana - 2015

This paper examines the relationship between trade and investment in technology adoption when firms face demand uncertainty. Our model predicts that, for a given overall market size, exporting to several countries reduces firms' demand uncertainty and, hence, raises incentives to invest in...

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Autocracies and Development in a Global Economy : A Tale of Two Elites

Akerman, Anders - 2013

This paper studies how comparative advantage and the political elites endowments shape long-run performance in an economy with imperfect political institutions. In a capital-scarce economy, an autocrat catering to the needs of landowners favors openness to trade at an early stage of development,...

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Autocracies and Development in a Global Economy : A Tale of Two Elites

Akerman, Anders - 2013

This paper studies how comparative advantage and the political elites' endowments shape long-run performance in an economy with imperfect political institutions. In a capital-scarce economy, an autocrat catering to the needs of landowners favours openness to trade at an early stage of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013092628