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31
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Highway Franchising and Real Estate Values
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| Autores: |
Engel, Eduardo M.R.A.
Fischer, Ronald
Galetovic, Alexander
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| Data: |
2006-01-30
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| Ano: |
2002
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| Palavras-chave: |
Demsetz auctions
Highway concessions
Private participation in infrastructure
Land Economics/Use
D44
H40
H54
R42
R48
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| Resumo: |
It has become increasingly common to allocate highway franchises to the bidder that offers to charge the lowest toll. Often, building a highway increases the value of land held by a small group of developers, an effect that is more pronounced with lower tolls. We study the welfare implications of highway franchises that benefit large developers, focusing on the incentives developers have to internalize the effect of the toll they bid on the value of their land. We study how participation by developers in the auction affects equilibrium tolls and welfare. We find that large developers bid more aggressively than construction companies that own no land. As long as land ownership is sufficiently concentrated, allowing developers in the auction leads to lower tolls and higher welfare. Moreover, collusion among developers is socially desirable. We also analyze the case when the franchise holder can charge lower tolls to those buying her land (toll discrimination). Relative to uniform tolls, discrimination decreases welfare when land is highly concentrated, but increases welfare otherwise. Finally, we consider the welfare implications of subsidies and bonuses for proposing new highway projects.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
19692
http://purl.umn.edu/28523
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Yale University>Economic Growth Center>Center Discussion Papers
Center Discussion Paper No. 840
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| Formato: |
29
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