Estimating the Impact of Highways on Economic Activity: Evidence from Appalachian Development Corridor G
| dc.creator | Hicks, Michael J. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T14:54:55Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T10:45:07Z | |
| dc.description | This paper analyzes the economic impact of an Appalachian Development Highway (Corridor G) on small business activity using two modeling approaches. The first model eval-uates aggregate economic growth along Corridor G and in the surrounding counties. This es-timate provides no evidence of increased economic activity in adjacent counties due to com-pletion of Corridor G. In order to account for the imprecision of an aggregate estimate, a sec-ond study of over 7,000 firms in the region was performed. This firm-level analysis indicates that proximity to the roadway improves productivity by roughly 1 percent per mile, but only in rural areas. This result suggests that a discrete public infrastructure investment may im-prove productivity in rural firms. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.243969 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/243969/files/jrap_v44_n2_a3_hicks.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/243969 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/621642 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/243969 | |
| dc.title | Estimating the Impact of Highways on Economic Activity: Evidence from Appalachian Development Corridor G | |
| dc.type | Text |