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Paper Submission Submission of
papers
Abstracts of up to 500 words are due by Friday, May 11,
2007.
Please send abstracts to Karla Vander Weyden:
Subject to acceptance (by Friday, May 11), final
papers are due by Friday, August 31st, 2007.
Plans for refereed proceedings will be conveyed in early 2007.
Questions concerning the conference should be addressed to Karla
Vander Weyden
(funding.transport.conference@econ.kuleuven.be) or the
conference organizers.
Conference Topics
Theoretical, applied and policy-oriented papers on transportation
infrastructure funding are invited, including contributions on the
following topics:
- Positive analysis of federal transport funds such as the
European Trans European Network (TEN) funds, the Canada
Strategic Infrastructure Fund and the US Highway Trust Fund
- Public institutional mechanisms for facilitating
transportation infrastructure funding such as earmarking of
revenues and transportation funds
- Mechanisms for engaging the private sector including
contracting out, Public Private Partnerships (PPP), franchising
and outright privatization
- Inter-government relationships that facilitate (or
potentially impede) efficient pricing and investment decisions
for transportation infrastructure. Fiscal federalism aspects of
infrastructure aid such as crowding out effects and common pool
lobbying
- User and beneficiary charges including development charges,
fuel taxes, tolls and other forms of road pricing
- Effect of market structure on user charges and investment
incentives
- Comparison of experience and best practices in Europe, North
America and elsewhere
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