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Welfare Impacts of Road Construction Using a Public -Private Partnership: A CGE Analysis of a Project

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  • Sameer REGE
  • Mario FORTUNA

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This paper analysis the welfare changes arising from a road project, undertaken as a public-private partnership, measured as the variation in utility, using a sequentially dynamic general equilibrium model. To circumvent the budget restriction imposed by the central government, the Azorean Regional Government embarked on a partnership to build a major road. The initial investment is supported by the private partner and, subsequently, amortised over a period. Payments are simulated through an increase in income taxes or a reduction in transfer payments, while taking into account the impact of the more efficient infrastructure through a reduction in the transport margins. It is found that under any type of repayment scheme the welfare benefits do not justify the road construction thus making it a poor investment decision.

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  • Sameer REGE & Mario FORTUNA, 2013. "Welfare Impacts of Road Construction Using a Public -Private Partnership: A CGE Analysis of a Project," ERSA conference papers ersa13p89, European Regional Science Association.
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    JEL classification:

    • D58 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Computable and Other Applied General Equilibrium Models
    • H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General
    • R15 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Econometric and Input-Output Models; Other Methods
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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