An inter industry model of roads and road transport

This paper describes the development of a macro economic approach to the analysis of the relation between roads and road transport, and the Australian economy. The approach is based on the technique of input output analysis (that is, the study of interindustry flows of goods and services), and takes as the base, the official input output tables for 1962-63 published by the commonwealth statistician. The paper first describes the estimation of the road industry, and the road transport industry, by disaggregation of existing broader sectors in the official tables. These estimates permit the determination of the direct and indirect requirements for labour, materials and other resources, at various levels of activity of the road and/or transport industries. Other uses of the analysis are outlined, including the use for guiding the allocation of resources to meet specified objectives, and for assessing the implication of alternative national road investment policies (a).

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Pagination: 271-97
  • Monograph Title: Introductory remarks to session 2, transport planning
  • Serial:
    • Volume: 6
    • Issue Number: 2

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01442086
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: ARRB
  • ISBN: 909996113
  • Files: ATRI
  • Created Date: Aug 24 2012 11:59PM