Abstract

In this paper highway traffic flow is formulated as a short-run production function in which traffic volume is the output and traffic density is the variable input. Given this formulation, the ‘uneconomic’ region of production is relevant. Often it is the case that traffic density will exceed the point at which traffic volume is at a maximum; i.e., the marginal product of the variable input is negative.

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