New Delhi, June 23 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) to establish the NHAI Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics.

According to NHAI, the centre will function as a dedicated research institution focused on the economics of transportation, mobility and logistics. It will undertake applied research to support policy formulation, investment planning and decision-making in the road transport sector.

The centre will conduct studies on areas including national highway economics, freight logistics, modal integration, regional economic impacts of highway investments, toll policy, asset monetisati...