Maintained Hypotheses and
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Discussion Paper 2011 • 29
Marc GAUDRY
Agora Jules Dupuit (AJD)
Université de Montréal, Canada
Émile QUINET
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Économiques (PSE)
École des Ponts Paris Tech (ENPC),
France
, This document was produced as a Background Paper for the Roundtable entitled:
Major Transport Infrastructure Projects and Regional Economic Development – Assessment
and Implementation, held in Paris on 1-2 December 2011.
The views expressed in this document are the authors’ and do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the University of Montréal, the ENPC, Paris, or
the International Transport Forum.
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, Maintained Hypotheses and
Questions in Search of Answers
Discussion Paper No. 2011-29
Marc GAUDRY
Agora Jules Dupuit (AJD)
Université de Montréal
Canada
and
Émile QUINET
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Économiques (PSE)
École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC)
France
[Revised February 2012]
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