Publication Cover
The Engineering Economist
A Journal Devoted to the Problems of Capital Investment
Volume 52, 2007 - Issue 4
350
Views
34
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Case Study: Applying a Regional Cge Model for Estimation of Indirect Economic Losses Due to Damaged Highway Bridges

&
Pages 367-401 | Published online: 28 Nov 2007

REFERENCES

  • An , D. , Gordon , P. , Moore , J. E. II and Richardson , H. W. 2004 . Regional economic models for performance based earthquake engineering . Natural Hazards Review , 5 ( 4 ) : 188 – 194 .
  • Balistreri , E. J. and Rutherford , T. F. Dynamic general equilibrium analysis at the state level: Assessing the economic implications of the Kyoto Protocol . Presented at the 4th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Purdue University . June 27–29 2001 , Indiana , USA.
  • Boisvert , R. 1992 . Indirect economic consequences of a catastrophic earthquake. Direct and indirect economic losses from lifeline damage , Washington, DC , , USA : Development Technologies Inc. . FEMA Contract EMW-90-3598
  • Böhringer , C. , Rutherford , T. and Wiegard , W. 2003 . Computable general equilibrium analysis: Opening a black box ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp0356.pdf Discussion Paper No. 03-56, Center for European Economic Research (accessed June 15, 2005)
  • Bovenberg , A. L. and Goulder , L. H. 1996 . Costs of environmentally motivated taxes in the presence of other taxes: General equilibrium analyses . The American Economic Review , 86 ( 4 ) : 985 – 1006 .
  • Brookshire , D. S. , Chang , S. E. , Cochrane , H. , Olson , R. A. , Rose , A. and Steenson , J. 1997 . Direct and indirect economic losses from earthquake damage . Earthquake Spectra , 13 ( 4 ) : 683 – 701 .
  • Bureau of Economic Analysis . 1997 . Regional multipliers: A user handbook for the regional input-output modeling system (RIMS II), , 3rd ed. , Washington , D.C. : U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Government Printing Office .
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics . 2005 . http://www.bls.gov/tus American Time Use Survey—2004 results announced by BLS, USDL 05-1766 (accessed December 22, 2006)
  • Burrus , R. T. Jr. , Dumas , C. F. , Farrell , C. H. and Hall , W. W. Jr. 2002 . Impact of low-intensity hurricanes on regional economic activity . Natural Hazards Review , 3 ( 3 ) : 118 – 125 .
  • Cartwright , J. V. , Beemiller , R. M. and Gustely , R. D. 1981 . RIMS II: Regional input-output modeling system: Estimation, evaluation, and application of a disaggregated regional impact model , Washington , D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Analysis Division .
  • Chang , S. E. Transportation performance, disaster vulnerability and long-term effects of earthquakes . Paper read at the Second Euro Conference on Global Change and Catastrophe Risk Management . July 6–9 , Luxemburg , Austria.
  • Chang , S. E. , Rose , A. Z. , Shinozuka , M. , Svekla , W. D. and Tierney , K. J. 2000 . Modeling earthquake impact on urban lifeline systems: Advances and integration. Research progress and accomplishments 1999–2000 , Buffalo , N.Y. : Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research .
  • Chen , G. , Anderson , N. , Luna , R. , Stephenson , R. , El-Engebawy , M. , Silva , P. , Zoughi , R. , Hoffman , D. , Enke , D. and Rogers , D. 2005 . Assessment and mitigation of new Madrid earthquake hazards to transportation structure systems FHWA Report
  • Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources . 1999 . The impacts of natural disasters: A framework for loss estimation , Washington , D.C. : National Academy Press .
  • Dotsey , M. and King , R. G. 2006 . Pricing, production and persistence . Journal of the European Economic Association , 4 ( 6 ) : 893 – 928 .
  • Enke , D. , Tirasirichai , C. and Luna , R. 2007 . Estimation of earthquake loss due to highway damage in the St. Louis metropolitan area: Part II—Indirect loss . Natural Hazards Review , in press
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency . 2001 . HAZUS 99 estimated annualized losses for the United States , Washington , D.C. : Federal Emergency Management Agency . Publication No. 366
  • Francois , J. F. and Reinert , K. A. 1997 . Applied methods for trade policy analysis , New York : Cambridge University Press .
  • Fullerton , D. and Rogers , D. L. 1993 . Who bears the lifetime tax burden? , Washington , D.C. : Brookings Institution .
  • Goodman , D. J. 2003 . Are economic development incentives worth it? A computable general equilibrium analysis of Pueblo, Colorado's efforts to attract business . The Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy , 33 ( 1 ) : 43 – 55 .
  • Hoffmann , S. , Robinson , S. and Subramanian , S. 1996 . The role of defense cuts in the California recession: Computable general equilibrium models and interstate factor mobility . Journal of Regional Science , 36 ( 4 ) : 571 – 595 .
  • Klenow , P. J. 1998 . Learning curve and the cyclical behavior of manufacturing industries . Review of Economic Dynamics , 1 : 531 – 550 .
  • Leith , C. and Malley , J. 2007 . A sectoral analysis of price-setting behavior in US manufacturing industries http://www.rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp/coe/restat.pdf CESifo Working Paper (accessed February 10, 2007)
  • Lindell , M. K. and Prater , C. S. 2003 . Assessing community impacts of natural disasters . Natural Hazards Review , 4 ( 4 ) : 176 – 185 .
  • Markusen , J. R. 2005 . Introduction to GAMS for economic equilibrium problem , Boulder : University of Colorado . Unpublished manuscript
  • Nicholson , W. 1994 . Intermediate microeconomics and its application, , 6th ed. , ort Worth , Tex. : The Dryden Press .
  • Parry , I. W. , William , R. C. III and Goulder , L. H. 1999 . When can carbon abatement policies increase welfare? The fundamental role of distorted factor markets . Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , 37 ( 1 ) : 52 – 84 .
  • Partridge , M. D. and Rickman , D. S. 1998 . Regional computable general equilibrium modeling: A survey and critical appraisal . International Regional Science Review , 21 ( 3 ) : 205 – 248 .
  • Perroni , C. and Whalley , J. 1998 . Rents and the cost and optimal design of commodity taxes . The Review of Economics and Statistics , 80 ( 3 ) : 357 – 364 .
  • Rose , A. and Lim , D. 2002 . Business interruption losses from natural hazards: Conceptual and methodological issues in the case of the Northridge earthquake . Environmental Hazards , 4 : 1 – 14 .
  • Rotemberg , J. and Woodford , M. 1996 . Imperfect competition and the effects of energy price increases on economic activity . Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking , 28 ( 4 ) : 549 – 577 .
  • RTI (International) . EMPAX-CGE: Model Documentation, Final Report for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTI Project Number 07647.005.429, September 2005
  • Rutherford , T. F. 1999 . Applied general equilibrium modeling with MPSGE as a GAMS subsystem: An overview of the modeling framework and syntax . Computational Economics , 14 : 1 – 46 .
  • Shoven , J. B. and Whalley , J. 1992 . Applying general equilibrium , New York : Cambridge University Press .
  • Sohn , J. , Kim , T. J. , Hewings , G. J.D. , Lee , J. S. and Jang , S. 2003 . Retrofit priority of transport network links under an earthquake . Journal of Urban Planning & Development , 129 ( 4 ) : 195 – 210 .
  • Tirasirichai , C. 2007 . An indirect loss estimation methodology to account for regional earthquake damage to highway bridges , Doctoral diss. University of Missouri–Rolla .
  • Tirasirichai , C. and Enke , D. Indirect earthquake loss estimation methodology for the St. Louis Metropolitan Highway Network . 2006 ASEM Conference Proceedings . CD-ROM Proceedings
  • United Nations . 1999 . Studies in methods: Handbook of national accounting, handbook of input-output table compilation and analysis , Department of Economic and Social Affairs Statistics Division, Series F, No. 74 New York : United Nations .
  • Varian , H. R. 1993 . Intermediate microeconomics: A modern approach, , 3d ed. , New York : W.W. Norton .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.