Regional Analysis of Domestic Integration in Egypt

Konferenzbeitrag

We develop an interregional computable general equilibrium model to help assess the ex ante impact of transportation infrastructure policies in Egypt. The model is integrated with a GIS network. We illustrate the analytical capabilities of the model by looking at the domestic integration of the country. Improvements of transportation costs among Egyptian governorates and of their links to the broader world economy are considered in stylized simulations. The results provide quantitative and qualitative insights (general equilibrium effects) into trade-offs commonly faced by policy makers when dealing with transportation infrastructure projects in a spatial context. In the case of Egypt, there seems to be an important trade-off between efficiency and regional equity: projects that produce potential higher impacts on national GDP also tend to contribute more to regional concentration.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: 55th Congress of the European Regional Science Association: "World Renaissance: Changing roles for people and places", 25-28 August 2015, Lisbon, Portugal

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes ; General Equilibrium and Welfare Economic Analysis of Regional Economies ; General Regional Economics: Econometric and Input-Output Models; Other Models ; Transportation Economics: Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance, Transportation Planning
• Subject: transportation costs ; CGE model ; spatially connective infrastructure ; Egypt

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Haddad, Eduardo ; Lahr, Michael ; Elshahawany, Dina ; Vassallo, Moisés
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): European Regional Science Association (ERSA)
• (where): Louvain-la-Neuve
• (when): 2015

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/124580
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET