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2008-11-11

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2008)

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Leck, E., Bekhor, S., & Gat, D. (2008). Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral Cities. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.v1i2.48

Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral Cities

Eran Leck

Technion- Israel Institute of Technology

Shlomo Bekhor

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Daniel Gat

Center for Urban and Regional Studies. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.v1i2.48

Keywords: transportation improvements, economic equity, wage disparities, discrete choice.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to assess the short-term impact of transportation improvements on the reduction of socio-economic disparities between core and peripheral cities. Data used in the analysis was extracted from the 1995 Israel Census. The methodology applied in the study was to estimate discrete choice models in an attempt to identify key variables affecting commuting decisions. Policy simulations are employed to illustrate the effect of diminishing spatial friction on wage convergence between poor southern towns and affluent core cities. The empirical evidence suggests that transportation improvements, especially in the form of introducing new rail links in underserved cities, could significantly contribute to the alleviation of spatial wage disparities between core and peripheral cities.

Author Biographies

Eran Leck, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology

Ph.D. Candidate Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning

Shlomo Bekhor, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Senior Lecturer Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Daniel Gat, Center for Urban and Regional Studies. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Associate Professor

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