THE EFFECTS OF HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL ON THE COST STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE OF CANADIAN GOODS-PRODUCING INDUSTRY

This paper examines the impact of highway infrastructure capital on the cost structure and productivity performance of Canadian goods producing firms. The size of this impact has important implications for policymakers' decisions on whether to invest in highway infrastructure. The analysis in this paper is based on shadow value and cost elasticity measures of highway capital. This analysis is then used to estimate the "rates of return" from highway infrastructure investment.

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Transportation Research Forum

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• Authors:
  • Khanam, B R
• Conference:
  • Going Beyond: Moving into the New Millennium
  • Location: Montreal, Canada
  • Date: 1999-5-16 to 1999-5-19
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 665-679

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capital investments; Capital productivity; Cost effectiveness; Economic benefits; Economic growth; Infrastructure; Private enterprise
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00791111
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 5 2000 12:00AM