Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Political Perceptions, Economic Reality, and Capital Bias in U.S. Transit Subsidy Policy  

Oleh:

Taylor, Brian D. ; Samples, Kelly

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Public Works Management & Policy vol. 6 no. 4 (Apr. 2002), page 250-263.
Fulltext: 250PWM64.pdf (103.77KB)

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The most recent federal surface transportation legislation significantly increased the emphasis inU.S. public transit subsidy policy on capital projects, especially rail transit. This emphasis on capital investments arises largely from perceptions by electedof ficials that transit capital investments bring significant local economic (and, hence, political) benefit. While analyses of the economic effects of transit investments shouldpr operly emphasize their transportation effects, transit investments are more often judged in the political arena in terms of the expenditure effects of high-profile capital projects on local employment. This analysis uses a regional input-output model to show that, in general, the emphasis on transit capital expenditures is not an effective way to stimulate local employment. These findings call into question both the assumptions of many electedof ficials regarding employment effects of transit capital projects andthe perceptions of many transit officials regarding the relative benefits andcosts of capital andoper ating subsidies for transit.

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