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DfT ‘must steer transport & jobs debate’

09 January 2015
 

More context-specific appraisals of transport projects would give better insights into their likely economic impacts, according to the report for the DfT by economists Anthony Venables, James Laird and Henry Overman. The academics identify three types of economic benefit from transport investment:

User benefits

These are the most direct effects, comprising effects such as time savings and reductions in vehicle operating costs. They are the principal impacts of transport improvements and form...

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