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NINE PAPERS THAT WERE PRESENTED DEALING PRIMARILY WITH THE RELATED QUESTIONS OF INDIRECT BENEFITS, NONUSER CONTRIBUTIONS, AND HIGHWAY SUBSIDY ARE DISCUSSED. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT THEY REPRESENT AN ATTEMPT TO EVALUATE WHAT MIGHT BE CALLED THE SOCIAL COMPONENT IN HIGHWAY FINANCE. INASMUCH AS SOCIAL VALUE IS AN EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT CONCEPT TO DEFINE AND MEASURE, THE DIFFERENCES IN APPROACH AND CONTRADICTIONS IN CONCLUSIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED MIGHT BE EXPECTED. THE PAPERS PRESENTED SUGGEST MANY AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH, BUT THE SPEAKER SUGGESTS THAT THE CHIEF IMPLICATION FOR CURRENT ANALYSIS RELATES TO THE POSSIBILITY OF REORIENTING THE COST ALLOCATION BETWEEN USERS AND NONUSERS.

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pp 182-184

1963

Highway Research Record

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Cost allocation; Finance; Highways; Nonuser benefits; Social values; Subsidies; Transportation; User benefits

Finance; Transportation (General)

TRIS, TRB

Dec 2 1994 12:00AM

• AASHO ROAD TEST FINDINGS APPLIED TO STATE HIGHWAY COST ALLOCATION STUDIES
• APPLICATIONS OF EARNINGS-CREDIT AND RELATIVE-USE METHODS OF HIGHWAY COST ALLOCATION
• HIGHWAY BOND FINANCING- A CURRENT ANALYSIS
• MODEL FOR FUNDS ALLOCATION FOR URBAN HIGHWAY SYSTEMS CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS
• NONUSER BENEFITS FROM HIGHWAYS
• SELECTION OF A COUNTY DISTRIBUTION FORMULA FOR STATE ROAD ASSISTANCE IN MISSISSIPPI
• SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FINANCING OF MAJOR HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS
• THE PLACE OF SUBSIDIES IN AN OPTIMUM TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
• THE PROBLEM OF NONUSER REVENUES