Inversiones en infraestructuras de alta velocidad: esperar es rentable

de Rus, Gines (2005): Inversiones en infraestructuras de alta velocidad: esperar es rentable. Published in: Economistas , Vol. Extra, No. 108 (March 2006): pp. 285-291.

Abstract

Public investment in high speed infrastructure is a priority of the Spanish government. High speed is a technological breakthrough in transport but, from an economic point of view, the question is whether is socially worthy to allocate public funds to this transport option. The answer requires a comparison of benefits and costs for each corridor. In this paper the analysis of the profitability of the high speed rail investment is made using the information obtained from a survey to the users of the corridor Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Investing in high speed rail: when waiting is socially profitable
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: infrastructure, public investment, transport, railways, cost-benefit analysis
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities > L92 - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation; D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D61 - Allocative Efficiency ; Cost-Benefit Analysis

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