Migration, congestion externalities, and the evaluation of spatial investments
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Migration, Congestion Externalities, and the Evaulation of Spatial Investments
Evaluations of new infrastructure in developing countries typically focus on direct effects, such as the impact of an electrification program on household energy use. But if new infrastructure induces people to move into an area, other local publicly provided goods may become congested, offsetting the benefit of the infrastructure. We use a simple model to show how to measure the net benefit of...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Development Economics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0304-3878
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.12.009