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Infrastructure Finance

Testimony

Financing Transportation Infrastructure in California

In testimony presented before the California Little Hoover Commission, James Dobbins suggests financing alternatives to replace declining fuel taxes and non-user fees in order to promote efficient transportation infrastructure development.

Mar 19, 2009
Journal Article

After the Motor Fuel Tax: Reshaping Transportation Financing

Congress will soon begin considering a new transportation bill that is expected to carry a price tag of $500 to $600 billion to support a number of projects nationwide.

Jan 1, 2009
Commentary

Grab Vital Habitat Now: How Riverside County Can Step Up Conservation While Land Prices Are Down

The economic slowdown threatens to put a crimp in ambitious efforts to balance preservation, transportation improvements and development in western Riverside County. It doesn't have to. Actually, it presents an opportunity, writes Lloyd Dixon.

Dec 1, 2008
News Release

Pennsylvania's Rail System Will Require Collaborative Approach to Improve Safety and Security

Pennsylvania leaders have an active role to play in coordinating public and private efforts to improve the safety and security of Pennsylvania's extensive and complex railroad system.

Nov 24, 2008
Commentary

Iraq Needs an Ownership Surge

The military surge in Iraq has created conditions favorable for long-term stability. Now a new approach to economic reconstruction is needed to sustain the hard-fought military gains, write Clare Lockhart and Joseph Konzelmann.

Apr 13, 2008
Report

Repair and Replacement of Affordable Housing Lags in Mississippi's Post-Katrina Recovery

While construction permits have been issued for approximately 60 percent of the housing damaged by Hurricane Katrina, repair and replacement of multi-unit housing significantly lags behind repair and replacement of single-family homes in three coastal counties in Mississippi heavily damaged by the hurricane.

Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article

The Logsum as an Evaluation Measure: Review of Literature and New Results

Review of the theoretical and applied literature on the use of logsums as a measure of consumer surplus change in project appraisal and evaluation.

Nov 1, 2007
Report

Helping a Palestinian State Succeed: Key Findings

A summary of two RAND studies on options for facilitating successful Palestinian development.

May 29, 2007
News Release

RAND Supply Chain Policy Center to Research Critical Issues in Freight Transportation

May 9, 2007 news release: RAND Supply Chain Policy Center to Research Critical Issues in Freight Transportation.

May 9, 2007
Dissertation

Robust Decisions and Deep Uncertainty: An Application of Real Options to Public and Private Investment in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies

Assesses the prospects for private-sector investment in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

Feb 27, 2007
News Release

Report Finds Nearly Half of California Hospitals Unprepared to Meet Deadlines for Seismic Safety

January 18, 2007 News Release: Report Finds Nearly Half of California Hospitals Unprepared to Meet Deadlines for Seismic Safety

Jan 18, 2007
Commentary

Paying for Our Transportation Needs

Published commentary by RAND staff: Paying for Our Transportation Needs, in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Oct 25, 2006
Dissertation

Exploratory Modeling and Adaptive Strategies for Investment in Standard Services to Facilitate Public Service Networks

Compares several strategies for delivering common services and finds that complementary modular services improve social welfare by eliminating redundancies and expanding the customer base.

May 10, 2006
Testimony

A Quiet Crisis in Transportation Finance: Options for Texas

Testimony presented before the Texas Study Commission on Transportation Finance on April 19, 2006.

Apr 17, 2006
Commentary

Planning for Palestine

Published commentary by RAND staff.

May 22, 2005
Report

The financing of public investment in Communist China.

An inquiry into the state capital investment in Communist China during the first Five Year Plan (1953-1957). The Chinese Communists extracted funds to maintain a high investment level through a forced industrialization program. External sources for f...

Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article

Critical Infrastructures Will Remain Vulnerable: Neighbourhoods Must Fend for Themselves

Critical infrastructures in the US will remain vulnerable to a variety of attacks, both physical and cyber, into the foreseeable future.

Jan 1, 2004
Report

Summary of Federal Construction, Building, and Housing Related Research & Development in FY1999

Summary of Federal Construction, Building, and Housing Related Research & Development in FY1999

Jan 1, 2001
Report

Government investment in telecommunications infrastructure

Government investment in telecommunications infrastructure

Jan 1, 1995
Journal Article

The Soviet Financial System: Its Development and Relations with the Western World

Review of a book: The Soviet Financial System: Its Development and Relations with the Western World, by Mikhail V. Condoide.

Jan 1, 1963

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