The Local Effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Economic Activity and Traffic Safety

Details

• Creators:
  Shoag, Daniel
• Corporate Creators:
  Harvard University. Kennedy School of Government
• Corporate Contributors:
  New England University Transportation Center ; University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic safety
  • Impact studies
  • Fatalities
  • Crashes
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  • economic activity
• Publication/ Report Number:
  HVDR25-23
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Massachusetts
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01701618
• Edition:
  Year 25 Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  New England University Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided significant funds for transportation projects in Massachusetts, with restrictions aimed at ensuring the funds were spent quickly. These restrictions led to the funding of transportation projects across the state whose timing was unrelated to discrete changes in local trends. In this project, we used this variation in construction to estimate the marginal impact of transportation projects on road safety and quality of life of local communities. Using detailed geographic data on ARRA funded projects, car accidents, and local economic outcomes, we could identify the impact of ARRA funding with a difference in differences approach.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT13-G-UTC31
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43916/dot_43916_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 858.99 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0732d9cb6f8b0fe160d080712ac7b624fb477e0073d6b068f4235663fc50cdd7