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Wider Economic Benefits in Transport Appraisal - Summary of the DfT July 2007 Seminar
This note summarises the discussion and recommendations of the July 2007 DfT Wider Economic Benefits experts seminar, which considered the research priorities for Wider Economic Benefits appraisal.
- Published:
- 01 April 2008
The Additionality of Wider Economic Benefits in Transport Appraisal
The paper aims to set out how Wider Economic Benefits are additional to those benefits measured in conventional transport appraisal.
- Published:
- 01 April 2008
Wider economic benefits of transport improvements stage 2 (2 Mb)
New research paper by Dr Daniel J. Graham that helps with estimation of agglomeration impacts for scheme appraisals.
- Published:
- 05 December 2006
Investigating the link between productivity and agglomeration for UK industries (156 kb)
Summary report by Dr Daniel J. Graham of stages 1 and 2 of the reports on wider economic benefits of transport improvements.
- Published:
- 05 December 2006
Wider Economic Benefits of Transport Improvements (research paper by Dr Graham) (1 Mb)
New research that helps with estimation of agglomeration impacts for scheme appraisals. In particular, Dr Graham's research includes evidence on the elasticity of productivity with respect to effective density.
- Published:
- 06 July 2005
Productivity Effects of Urban Transport Improvements
This paper develops a computable model of an urban economy and shows that including productivity effects substantially increases the economic gains from urban transport improvement. Updated: 11 May 2004.
- Published:
- 25 January 2006
Industrial Concentration and Agglomeration in London
This paper constructs measures of industrial specialisation, geographical concentration and agglomeration of British industry, focusing on the industries that London specialises in and compares this to the rest of Britain.
- Published:
- 25 January 2006
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