Regional Analysis of Domestic Integration in Egypt

Eduardo Haddad, Michael Lahr (), Dina Elshahawany and Moisés Vassallo

No 1-2015, TD NEREUS from Núcleo de Economia Regional e Urbana da Universidade de São Paulo (NEREUS)

Abstract: We develop an interregional computable general equilibrium model to help assess the ex ante impact of transportation infrastructure policies in Egypt. The model is integrated with a GIS network. We illustrate the analytical capabilities of the model by looking at the domestic integration of the country. Improvements of transportation costs among Egyptian governorates and of their links to the broader world economy are considered in stylized simulations. The results provide quantitative and qualitative insights (general equilibrium effects) into trade-offs commonly faced by policy makers when dealing with transportation infrastructure projects in a spatial context. In the case of Egypt, there seems to be an important trade-off between efficiency and regional equity: projects that produce potential higher impacts on national GDP also tend to contribute more to regional concentration.

Keywords: interregional computable general equilibrium (CGE); impact assessment; transportation infrastructure; Egypt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2014
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Working Paper: Regional Analysis Domestic Integration in Egypt (2015)
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