Assessment of Transportation Projects Impact on Regional Development: Applicability of International Experience in Russian Federation
Elena O. Koncheva
Graduate student, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Junior Research Fellow, Institute for Transport Economics and Transport Policy Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation. E-mail:ekoncheva@hse.ru
The article analyses the international experience in assessment of transportation projects impact on regional development within the process of decision making concerning the distribution of state financing. The experience of state regulation of transportation projects assessment practice in Russian Federation and worldwide is compared. Different types of economic models used for transport impact assessment are reviewed. Applicability of different approaches and models for wider economic benefits of transport assessment in Russian Federation is analyzed.
Keywords
Regional development, transport infrastructure, wider economic benefits assessment.