American Roads Are Paved With Inefficiency

North and South Carolina share borders, weather, and soil — but not the same highway costs. Repaving a mile of road in South Carolina costs more than twice what it does just across the state line. Yale law and economics professor Zachary Liscow has spent years studying why state transportation departments vary so widely and how inefficiencies and talent shortages drive up costs. His findings point toward a simple truth: government competence, not just spending cuts, determines how far public dollars really go. If spending less is an intriguing idea, this interview-article from Bloomberg may be of interest.

David Zipper

Bloomberg

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