Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral Cities

Eran Leck (), Shlomo Bekhor and Daniel Gat
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Eran Leck: Technion- Israel Institute of Technology; Israel
Shlomo Bekhor: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Israel

The Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2008, vol. 1, issue 2, 153-182

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to assess the short-term impact of transportation improvements on the reduction of socio-economic disparities between core and peripheral cities. Data used in the analysis was extracted from the 1995 Israel Census. The methodology applied in the study was to estimate discrete choice models in an attempt to identify key variables affecting commuting decisions. Policy simulations are employed to illustrate the effect of diminishing spatial friction on wage convergence between poor southern towns and affluent core cities. The empirical evidence suggests that transportation improvements, especially in the form of introducing new rail links in underserved cities, could significantly contribute to the alleviation of spatial wage disparities between core and peripheral cities.

Keywords: transportation improvements; economic equity; wage disparities; discrete choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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