This paper constructs a theoretical model, in which transportation costs between two locations depend on cumulative infrastructure investment and governments allocate infrastructure spending over continuous space, thereby affecting the geographical pattern of transportation costs. Modelling international trade, we assume that governments set their infrastructure investment schedules in a non-co...

Information technology (m infrastructure investments are a major component of firm investment in information technology. Becausethese investlnents are frequentlymade in anticipation of business developments, their subsequent benefits can be difficult to track andquantify(Grossman and Packer 1989). Infrastructure investments are often viewed only from a cost perspective, as any gains com...

this paper provides a fuzzy based decision support system (dss) for risk analysis in e-tourism ( electronic tourism ) investment. in general term, e-tourism is the use of information and communication technology (ict) in tourism which may allow operating tourism in least variable cost, least time and increased work efficiency. it is worth noting that there are many factors that affect the deve...

In this paper I analyze the impact of increasing government infrastructure investment by using existing large foreign exchange reserves in a fully optimizing model matching the Chinese economy. Even though the private investment falls in the nontradable sector, real expenditure and money balance decrease in the short run, the infrastructure investment greately enhances the efficiency and produc...

We analyze public investment in social infrastructure using a two-period model in which a government must intermediate all infrastructure investment. Voters choose a government from two alternative types, high quality and low quality. A high quality government obtains higher returns on infrastructure but also demands a bigger consumption payoff for intermediating investment, implying higher tax...

Maritime transportation functions as the backbone of world trade. The U.S. inland waterway system is comprised 12,000 miles navigable waterways that connect and move freight between global supply chain thirty eight States. When investing in infrastructure, we should aim to maximize all benefits associated with investment including flood protection, water supply, hydropower generation, recreatio...