Georgia : Assessing Economy Wide Indirect Impacts of East-West Highway Investments through CGE Modeling

The objective of this study was to assess the economy wide indirect benefits of investments in the East West highway (EWH). This study has used a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, which simulates indirect benefits associated with the comp...

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Published: Washington, DC 2015
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WTO
BUS
CAR
GDP
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topic VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
TRANSPORT SECTOR
IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES
TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTS
PRODUCTION
PRICE DISTORTIONS
TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS
PASSENGERS
CIRCULAR FLOW
STOCK
DISPOSABLE INCOME
INCOME
EXPECTATIONS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
VEHICLES
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
REAL GDP
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
EXPORTS
ELASTICITY
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMETRIC MODELING
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
WELFARE
OPTIMIZATION
TRAVEL SPEED
EQUILIBRIUM
VARIABLES
TRAFFIC
TAX
INPUTS
REAL INCOME
INCOME TAX
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT
RETURNS TO SCALE
AIR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
HIGHWAY INVESTMENTS
SPEEDS
TRAVEL COSTS
VEHICLE
TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
SAVINGS
ROAD
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
COSTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ROAD NETWORK
TRANSPORT
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
IMPACT OF TRANSPORT
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
MOBILITY
BASE YEAR
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
LONGER DISTANCES
TRIPS
WTO
MODES OF TRANSPORT
DOMESTIC TRANSPORT
TRUE
OPEN ECONOMY
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT
INCOME LEVELS
VEHICLE-KILOMETERS
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
ROUTE
SUBSIDIES
GRANTS
INFRASTRUCTURE
TAXES
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES
UNEMPLOYMENT
BUS
CONSUMPTION
DRIVING
VALUE ADDED
TRAVEL
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSIT
CAPITAL
WAGES
POLICIES
COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION
TRUCKS
VEHICLE FLEET
CARS
VALUE
COMPETITIVENESS
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
ELASTICITIES
DEMAND
PRICE CHANGES
EXCISE TAX
EXCESS DEMAND
ECONOMY
CONSUMERS
MOTOR VEHICLES
PASSENGER TRAVEL
CORRIDOR INVESTMENT
ROAD PROJECTS
BENCHMARK
RAILWAY
ECONOMIC MODELS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
BRIDGE
TAX REVENUE
ROAD USER
ROADS
COST OF TRANSPORTATION
CAR
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
HIGHWAY
TRADE
AIR TRANSPORT
GDP
VEHICLE COST
GOODS
THEORY
COST OF TRANSPORT
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
GROWTH RATE
TRANSPORTATION COST
INVESTMENT
VEHICLE OPERATING COST
TRANSIT CORRIDOR
ECONOMIC INFORMATION
SUPPLY
FUEL
PRODUCT MARKETS
LANES
INVESTMENTS
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
TOTAL OUTPUT
EXCESS SUPPLY
TRANSPORT COSTS
BUS PASSENGERS
VEHICLE OPERATING
TRAVEL TIME
CONSUMPTION INCREASES
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
TRANSPORT POLICIES
PASSENGER-TRIPS
VEHICLE OCCUPANCY
FUEL COST
FREIGHT
PRICES
BENEFITS
spellingShingle VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
TRANSPORT SECTOR
IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES
TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTS
PRODUCTION
PRICE DISTORTIONS
TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS
PASSENGERS
CIRCULAR FLOW
STOCK
DISPOSABLE INCOME
INCOME
EXPECTATIONS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
VEHICLES
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
REAL GDP
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
EXPORTS
ELASTICITY
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMETRIC MODELING
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
WELFARE
OPTIMIZATION
TRAVEL SPEED
EQUILIBRIUM
VARIABLES
TRAFFIC
TAX
INPUTS
REAL INCOME
INCOME TAX
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT
RETURNS TO SCALE
AIR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
HIGHWAY INVESTMENTS
SPEEDS
TRAVEL COSTS
VEHICLE
TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
SAVINGS
ROAD
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
COSTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ROAD NETWORK
TRANSPORT
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
IMPACT OF TRANSPORT
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
MOBILITY
BASE YEAR
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
LONGER DISTANCES
TRIPS
WTO
MODES OF TRANSPORT
DOMESTIC TRANSPORT
TRUE
OPEN ECONOMY
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT
INCOME LEVELS
VEHICLE-KILOMETERS
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
ROUTE
SUBSIDIES
GRANTS
INFRASTRUCTURE
TAXES
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES
UNEMPLOYMENT
BUS
CONSUMPTION
DRIVING
VALUE ADDED
TRAVEL
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSIT
CAPITAL
WAGES
POLICIES
COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION
TRUCKS
VEHICLE FLEET
CARS
VALUE
COMPETITIVENESS
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
ELASTICITIES
DEMAND
PRICE CHANGES
EXCISE TAX
EXCESS DEMAND
ECONOMY
CONSUMERS
MOTOR VEHICLES
PASSENGER TRAVEL
CORRIDOR INVESTMENT
ROAD PROJECTS
BENCHMARK
RAILWAY
ECONOMIC MODELS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
BRIDGE
TAX REVENUE
ROAD USER
ROADS
COST OF TRANSPORTATION
CAR
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
HIGHWAY
TRADE
AIR TRANSPORT
GDP
VEHICLE COST
GOODS
THEORY
COST OF TRANSPORT
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
GROWTH RATE
TRANSPORTATION COST
INVESTMENT
VEHICLE OPERATING COST
TRANSIT CORRIDOR
ECONOMIC INFORMATION
SUPPLY
FUEL
PRODUCT MARKETS
LANES
INVESTMENTS
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
TOTAL OUTPUT
EXCESS SUPPLY
TRANSPORT COSTS
BUS PASSENGERS
VEHICLE OPERATING
TRAVEL TIME
CONSUMPTION INCREASES
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
TRANSPORT POLICIES
PASSENGER-TRIPS
VEHICLE OCCUPANCY
FUEL COST
FREIGHT
PRICES
BENEFITS
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Georgia : Assessing Economy Wide Indirect Impacts of East-West Highway Investments through CGE Modeling
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Georgia
description The objective of this study was to assess the economy wide indirect benefits of investments in the East West highway (EWH). This study has used a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, which simulates indirect benefits associated with the completion of the upgraded road corridor. The transmission channel modeled is the reduction in transportation costs - reduction in vehicle operating costs, and time savings - resulting from the investments in the EWH. A CGE model is a simultaneous equation system that consists of equations representing various economic relationships for different economic agents, such as producers and households. CGE models are commonly used by countries and international financial institutions to simulate policy interventions to determine economy-wide impacts. This study involved modifying the existing social accounting matrix (SAM) and CGE model in order to carry out simulations to answer the question of economy wide impacts of the EWH investments, including impacts on real gross domestic product (GDP) growth, jobs, and trade, as well as impacts on households disaggregated by income. It aims to answer the following questions: how will the EWH lower the transportation costs for producers of goods and services?; what are the economy wide impacts of the EWH on employment, real GDP growth, trade, and household income?; and can the EWH help bridge the existing economic divide between rural and urban areas in Georgia? The study is aims to simulate quantitatively how the EWH as a large-scale infrastructure investment program can bring significant stimulus to foster economic growth and welfare in Georgia.
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title Georgia : Assessing Economy Wide Indirect Impacts of East-West Highway Investments through CGE Modeling
title_short Georgia : Assessing Economy Wide Indirect Impacts of East-West Highway Investments through CGE Modeling
title_full Georgia : Assessing Economy Wide Indirect Impacts of East-West Highway Investments through CGE Modeling
title_fullStr Georgia : Assessing Economy Wide Indirect Impacts of East-West Highway Investments through CGE Modeling
title_full_unstemmed Georgia : Assessing Economy Wide Indirect Impacts of East-West Highway Investments through CGE Modeling
title_sort georgia : assessing economy wide indirect impacts of east-west highway investments through cge modeling
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25092360/georgia-assessing-economy-wide-indirect-impacts-east-west-highway-investments-through-cge-modeling
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22753
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spelling okr-10986-227532021-04-23T14:04:10Z Georgia : Assessing Economy Wide Indirect Impacts of East-West Highway Investments through CGE Modeling World Bank VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS TRANSPORT SECTOR IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTS PRODUCTION PRICE DISTORTIONS TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS PASSENGERS CIRCULAR FLOW STOCK DISPOSABLE INCOME INCOME EXPECTATIONS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE VEHICLES TRANSPORTATION COSTS REAL GDP TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH EXPORTS ELASTICITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMETRIC MODELING HIGHWAY PROJECTS WELFARE OPTIMIZATION TRAVEL SPEED EQUILIBRIUM VARIABLES TRAFFIC TAX INPUTS REAL INCOME INCOME TAX GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RETURNS TO SCALE AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK HIGHWAY INVESTMENTS SPEEDS TRAVEL COSTS VEHICLE TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS SAVINGS ROAD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FEASIBILITY STUDIES COSTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ROAD NETWORK TRANSPORT EXOGENOUS VARIABLES IMPACT OF TRANSPORT CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE MOBILITY BASE YEAR DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LONGER DISTANCES TRIPS WTO MODES OF TRANSPORT DOMESTIC TRANSPORT TRUE OPEN ECONOMY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT INCOME LEVELS VEHICLE-KILOMETERS ROAD IMPROVEMENT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ROUTE SUBSIDIES GRANTS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES UNEMPLOYMENT BUS CONSUMPTION DRIVING VALUE ADDED TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION TRANSIT CAPITAL WAGES POLICIES COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION TRUCKS VEHICLE FLEET CARS VALUE COMPETITIVENESS PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS ELASTICITIES DEMAND PRICE CHANGES EXCISE TAX EXCESS DEMAND ECONOMY CONSUMERS MOTOR VEHICLES PASSENGER TRAVEL CORRIDOR INVESTMENT ROAD PROJECTS BENCHMARK RAILWAY ECONOMIC MODELS PRODUCTION FUNCTION BRIDGE TAX REVENUE ROAD USER ROADS COST OF TRANSPORTATION CAR PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS HIGHWAY TRADE AIR TRANSPORT GDP VEHICLE COST GOODS THEORY COST OF TRANSPORT GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS GROWTH RATE TRANSPORTATION COST INVESTMENT VEHICLE OPERATING COST TRANSIT CORRIDOR ECONOMIC INFORMATION SUPPLY FUEL PRODUCT MARKETS LANES INVESTMENTS COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS TOTAL OUTPUT EXCESS SUPPLY TRANSPORT COSTS BUS PASSENGERS VEHICLE OPERATING TRAVEL TIME CONSUMPTION INCREASES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRANSPORT POLICIES PASSENGER-TRIPS VEHICLE OCCUPANCY FUEL COST FREIGHT PRICES BENEFITS The objective of this study was to assess the economy wide indirect benefits of investments in the East West highway (EWH). This study has used a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, which simulates indirect benefits associated with the completion of the upgraded road corridor. The transmission channel modeled is the reduction in transportation costs - reduction in vehicle operating costs, and time savings - resulting from the investments in the EWH. A CGE model is a simultaneous equation system that consists of equations representing various economic relationships for different economic agents, such as producers and households. CGE models are commonly used by countries and international financial institutions to simulate policy interventions to determine economy-wide impacts. This study involved modifying the existing social accounting matrix (SAM) and CGE model in order to carry out simulations to answer the question of economy wide impacts of the EWH investments, including impacts on real gross domestic product (GDP) growth, jobs, and trade, as well as impacts on households disaggregated by income. It aims to answer the following questions: how will the EWH lower the transportation costs for producers of goods and services?; what are the economy wide impacts of the EWH on employment, real GDP growth, trade, and household income?; and can the EWH help bridge the existing economic divide between rural and urban areas in Georgia? The study is aims to simulate quantitatively how the EWH as a large-scale infrastructure investment program can bring significant stimulus to foster economic growth and welfare in Georgia. 2015-10-08T21:11:39Z 2015-10-08T21:11:39Z 2015-08 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25092360/georgia-assessing-economy-wide-indirect-impacts-east-west-highway-investments-through-cge-modeling http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22753 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Europe and Central Asia Georgia