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Many studies find high estimated rates of return to US infrastructure investment: Average, minimum, and maximum rates of return estimated for US infrastructure investment in 33 studies

Many studies find high estimated rates of return to US infrastructure investment: Average, minimum, and maximum rates of return estimated for US infrastructure investment in 33 studies

Note: Minimum and maximum are sometimes not reported.

Source: Adapted from Table A1 in Bom and Ligthart 2014

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