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DOI	10.1080/17938120.2017.1366773
	Accessibility, transportation cost, and regional growth: a case study for Egypt
	Elshahawany, Dina N.; Haddad, Eduardo A.; Lahr, Michael L.
通讯作者	Elshahawany, DN
来源期刊	MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL
ISSN	1793-8120
EISSN	1793-8171
出版年	2017
卷号	9 期号:2 页码:256-277
英文摘要	This paper focuses on a proposed development corridor in Egypt, a main component of which is a desert-based expansion of the current highway network. The main beneficial features of this proposed transport investment are travel time reductions and improved accessibility. We use a spatial computable general equilibrium (SCGE) model to estimate the economic impacts of changes in transportation costs from this new roadway. To effect this, we integrate the model with a stylized geo-coded transportation network to estimate the spatial distribution of changes in transportation costs. Ignoring the cost of the infrastructure itself, we employ a series of simulations to estimate the likely structural economic impacts that such a large investment in transportation could enable through a series of simulations. Results show the Corridor causes the economic tide to rise for the economies of all Egyptian governorates. Gains in efficiency are particularly strong for those regions that are presently most isolated, namely those located to the southern and western extremes of the country. This suggests that the project will lessen regional disparities across Egypt's governorates. We therefore show that integrated SCGE models can be useful in estimating the potential economic benefits of transportation projects in developing nations like Egypt. Moreover, it is clear that interregional economic models can be vital in examining the varied spatial distribution of the benefits that derive from geographically targeted government spending.
英文关键词	accessibility transportation infrastructure development corridor interregional CGE model network analysis Egypt
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000423948500005
WOS类目	Development Studies
WOS研究方向	Development Studies
Scopus学科分类	Rutgers State Univ, EJB Sch Planning & Publ Policy, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA.
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/332501
作者单位	[Elshahawany, Dina N.] Zagazig Univ, Fac Commerce, Dept Econ, Zagazig, Egypt; [Elshahawany, Dina N.; Haddad, Eduardo A.; Lahr, Michael L.] Rutgers State Univ, EJB Sch Planning & Publ Policy, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA; [Haddad, Eduardo A.] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Econ, Sao Paulo, Brazil
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Elshahawany, Dina N.,Haddad, Eduardo A.,Lahr, Michael L.. Accessibility, transportation cost, and regional growth: a case study for Egypt[J],2017,9(2):256-277.
APA	Elshahawany, Dina N.,Haddad, Eduardo A.,&Lahr, Michael L..(2017).Accessibility, transportation cost, and regional growth: a case study for Egypt.MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL,9(2),256-277.
MLA	Elshahawany, Dina N.,et al."Accessibility, transportation cost, and regional growth: a case study for Egypt".MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 9.2(2017):256-277.