Transport and Economic Development [electronic resource] /
European Conference of Ministers of Transport.
Round Table on Transport Economics(119th :2001 :Paris, France)
European Conference of Ministers of Transport Economic Research Centre.Content Provider
Round Table on Transport Economics
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2002.
The linkage between transport and economic development is a highly contentious issue which has generated considerable debate and an abundant literature. There is a firmly-held belief among politicians that investment in transport infrastructure promotes economic development and, by extension, employment. However, this belief is not borne out by scientific analysis, which would seem to indicate that the impact of this type of investment on employment and economic development remains limited, at least in developed countries, and at the purely regional level can even prove negative. The Round Table set out to clarify this issue by analysing the arguments for and against the presumed linkage between "transport infrastructure" and "economic development". This provided a basis on which it could draw conclusions regarding the evaluation methods of investment commonly used. The debate ended with a review of the basic policy issue of whether or not a link existed between transport and economic growth. 
Description based upon print version of record.
""CONTENTS""; ""Report by H. BAUM and J. KORTE (Germany)""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Influence of economic growth on transport development""; ""3. The influence of mobility on economic growth and employment""; ""4. Consequences for transport policy""; ""Report by U. BLUM (Germany) and L. DUDLEY (Canada)""; ""1. Relevance of the issue""; ""2. Transportation, location and growth""; ""3. Externalities and capacity use""; ""4. Transportation, technological change and the network economy""; ""5. Conclusions""; ""Report by R. PRUDâ€?HOMME (France)""; ""1. Introduction""
""2. The labour market size effect""""3. Transportation and goods market""; ""4. Conclusions""; ""Report by J. BERECHMAN (IsraÃ«l)""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. A brief historical perspective""; ""3. Transportation and the evolving economy""; ""4. Transportation investment and economic growth: theoretical underpinnings""; ""5. Two theoretical difficulties""; ""6. Empirical validation and evidence""; ""7. Lessons from actual case studies""; ""8. Transport investment and economic development: The decisive role of policy design""; ""9. Conclusions""; ""Report by R. VICKERMAN (United Kingdom)""
""1. Introduction""""2. Structure""; ""3. Background""; ""4. Evidence""; ""5. A conceptual model of transport and growth""; ""6. Transport and growth: Aggregate approaches""; ""7. Microeconomic efficiency""; ""8. Spatial implications""; ""9. Some conclusions on a conceptual model""; ""10. The evaluation of wider economic effects""; ""11. Conclusions""; ""Annex: International comparisons of traffic and GDP""; ""SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS (Round Table debate on reports)""; ""LIST OF PARTICIPANTS""
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-177).
The linkage between transport and economic development is a highly contentious issue which has generated considerable debate and an abundant literature. There is a firmly-held belief among politicians that investment in transport infrastructure promotes economic development and, by extension, employment. However, this belief is not borne out by scientific analysis, which would seem to indicate that the impact of this type of investment on employment and economic development remains limited, at least in developed countries, and at the purely regional level can even prove negative. The Round Table set out to clarify this issue by analysing the arguments for and against the presumed linkage between "transport infrastructure" and "economic development". This provided a basis on which it could draw conclusions regarding the evaluation methods of investment commonly used. The debate ended with a review of the basic policy issue of whether or not a link existed between transport and economic growth. 
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