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No. 2009/32 | 01 Dec 2009 |
Estimating the Agglomeration Benefits of Transport Investments
The case for including agglomeration benefits within transport appraisal rests on an assumed causality between access to economic mass and productivity. Such causality is difficult to establish empirically because estimates may be subject to sources... |
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No. 2007/01 | 01 Dec 2007 |
Examining Fuel Economy and Carbon Standards for Light Vehicles
Under the European Union’s Voluntary Agreement with car manufacturers, average light vehicle CO2 emissions in 2004 were 12.4% below 1995 levels but appeared unlikely to achieve the 25% reduction needed to reach the 140 g/km target for “per vehicle”... |
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No. 2008/03 | 01 Jan 2008 |
Full Account of the Costs and Benefits of Reducing CO2 Emissions in Transport
Among economists and policy makers more general, the fuel efficiency standard for cars and the fuel tax have been the subject of extensive debate. The major benefits of stricter fuel efficiency standards and higher fuel taxes are the reduction of... |
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No. 2007/15 | 01 Dec 2007 |
Future Prices and Availability of Transport Fuels
It is a truism that future prices of energy for transportation will be determined by the forces of supply and demand. For transport fuels, these forces have entered a crucial phase that is likely to persist for several decades. Oil production from... |
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No. 2009/11 | 01 Jun 2009 |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Potential from International Shipping
In this paper, we discuss the greenhouse gas emission reduction potential from international shipping. Drawing from the International Maritime Organization’s most recent assessment of maritime greenhouse gas emissions and other sources, we... |
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No. 2009/17 | 01 Dec 2009 |
High-Speed Inter-City Transport System in Japan Past, Present and the Future
With the advent of Shinkansen in 1964, a unique inter-city transport network in which high-speed railway and air transport developed simultaneously, emerged in Japan, and modal choice between them based on price and speed has been manifested. Looking... |
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No. 2008/01 | 01 Jan 2008 |
How Should Transport Emissions Be Reduced?
In developed countries, transport generates approximately 25 to 30 per cent of emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas (GHG) and these emissions are increasing sharply. There are two explanations for the increase in emissions from transport: the... |
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No. 2009/13 | 01 Dec 2009 |
How Transport Costs Shape the Spatial Pattern of Economic Activity
By its very nature, transport is linked to trade. Trade being one of the oldest human activities, the transport of commodities is, therefore, a fundamental ingredient of any society. People get involved in trade because they want to consume goods... |
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No. 2008/17 | 01 Sept 2008 |
Impacts of Airports on Airline Competition
This paper examines revenue structure, regulation, and market power of airports, and how they affect airport’s services to airlines and influence the form of vertical relationship between airport and airlines, and thus, eventually on competition in... |
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No. 2010/12 | 01 Nov 2010 |
Implementing Congestion Charging
The Round Table addressed the broad question of what research and experience tell us about how to arrive at a successful introduction of congestion charging schemes. Attention was limited mostly to urbanized areas where road traffic congestion is or... |
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No. 2008/04 | 01 Jan 2008 |
Importance of Oil Price in Freight Transport Costs
Oil is the main component of transport fuel. As for now, however, crude oil price (FOB-Free on board) accounts for less than a fifth of transport costs. Operating costs, wages and taxes cause the remaining four fifths. Nevertheless, oil scarcity may... |
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No. 2010/10 | 01 Mar 2010 |
Innovation in Truck Technologies
This paper, extracted from the forthcoming report on “Moving Freight with Better Trucks” describes the innovations in truck engine and vehicle technology which aim to: i)improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions of CO2; ii) improve truck... |
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No. 2009/08 | 01 Jun 2009 |
Integration and Competition between Transport and Logistics Businesses
The Round Table, chaired by Russell Pittman of the US Department of Justice, reviewed trends in horizontal and vertical integration in logistics businesses, maritime shipping, ports and rail freight transport and examined the circumstances in which... |
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No. 2009/15 | 01 Dec 2009 |
International Air Passenger Transport in the Future
The objective of this paper is relatively straightforward, suggesting “what international air passenger travel will look like in five, ten or fifteen years and why?” This requires answering two questions; what will be the principal determinants of... |
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No. 2009/18 | 01 Dec 2009 |
Interurban Passenger Transport
The future of interurban public transport will be significantly affected by public sector decisions concerning investment in infrastructure, particularly the construction of new high-speed rail lines in medium-distance corridors where cars, buses,... |
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No. 2009/20 | 01 Dec 2009 |
Lessons from the U.S. Transport Deregulation Experience for Privatization
The purpose of this paper is to suggest how the U.S. experience with deregulating its intercity transportation system can identify important considerations for all countries that wish to pursue privatization. Transportation deregulation in the United... |
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No. 2007/16 | 01 Dec 2007 |
Long Run Trends in Transport Demand, Fuel Price Elasticities and Implications of the Oil Outlook for Transport Policy
This paper discusses the role of transportation in policies to address energy security and climate change. It focuses on three elements: the impact of energy prices on transport demand, the potential contributions of the transport sector to energy... |
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No. 2009/21 | 01 Dec 2009 |
Long-Distance Bus Services in Europe
This paper makes a review of the current situation in the interurban passenger transport market by coach in Europe, describing for a number of selected countries the regulatory setting, the main market actors, the main developments have taken place... |
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No. 2009/22 | 01 Dec 2009 |
Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services in Europe
This paper focuses on classifying market access for long-distance passenger rail services in Europe into three main models and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each of these models. The “Tendered Concessions” model aims to introduce... |
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No. 2009/02 | 01 Jan 2009 |
Market Power and Vertical and Horizontal Integration in the Maritime Shipping and Port Industry
The maritime sector is undergoing constant change, as is particularly apparent in the shift in competition that has unfolded in recent years. Whereas in the past shipowners and ports used to compete with one another, the competitive struggle is now... |
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Estimating the Agglomeration Benefits of Transport Investments
Daniel J. Graham and Kurt van Dender
01 Dec 2009
The case for including agglomeration benefits within transport appraisal rests on an assumed causality between access to economic mass and productivity. Such causality is difficult to establish empirically because estimates may be subject to sources...
Examining Fuel Economy and Carbon Standards for Light Vehicles
Steven E. Plotkin
01 Dec 2007
Under the European Union’s Voluntary Agreement with car manufacturers, average light vehicle CO2 emissions in 2004 were 12.4% below 1995 levels but appeared unlikely to achieve the 25% reduction needed to reach the 140 g/km target for “per vehicle”...
Full Account of the Costs and Benefits of Reducing CO2 Emissions in Transport
Stef Proost
01 Jan 2008
Among economists and policy makers more general, the fuel efficiency standard for cars and the fuel tax have been the subject of extensive debate. The major benefits of stricter fuel efficiency standards and higher fuel taxes are the reduction of...
Future Prices and Availability of Transport Fuels
Daniel L. Greene
01 Dec 2007
It is a truism that future prices of energy for transportation will be determined by the forces of supply and demand. For transport fuels, these forces have entered a crucial phase that is likely to persist for several decades. Oil production from...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Potential from International Shipping
Philippe Crist
01 Jun 2009
In this paper, we discuss the greenhouse gas emission reduction potential from international shipping. Drawing from the International Maritime Organization’s most recent assessment of maritime greenhouse gas emissions and other sources, we...
High-Speed Inter-City Transport System in Japan Past, Present and the Future
Katsuhiro Yamaguchi
01 Dec 2009
With the advent of Shinkansen in 1964, a unique inter-city transport network in which high-speed railway and air transport developed simultaneously, emerged in Japan, and modal choice between them based on price and speed has been manifested. Looking...
How Should Transport Emissions Be Reduced?
Charles Raux
01 Jan 2008
In developed countries, transport generates approximately 25 to 30 per cent of emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas (GHG) and these emissions are increasing sharply. There are two explanations for the increase in emissions from transport: the...
How Transport Costs Shape the Spatial Pattern of Economic Activity
Jacques-François Thisse
01 Dec 2009
By its very nature, transport is linked to trade. Trade being one of the oldest human activities, the transport of commodities is, therefore, a fundamental ingredient of any society. People get involved in trade because they want to consume goods...
Impacts of Airports on Airline Competition
Tae H. Oum and Xiaowen Fu
01 Sept 2008
This paper examines revenue structure, regulation, and market power of airports, and how they affect airport’s services to airlines and influence the form of vertical relationship between airport and airlines, and thus, eventually on competition in...
Implementing Congestion Charging
International Transport Forum
01 Nov 2010
The Round Table addressed the broad question of what research and experience tell us about how to arrive at a successful introduction of congestion charging schemes. Attention was limited mostly to urbanized areas where road traffic congestion is or...
Importance of Oil Price in Freight Transport Costs
Tristan Chevroulet
01 Jan 2008
Oil is the main component of transport fuel. As for now, however, crude oil price (FOB-Free on board) accounts for less than a fifth of transport costs. Operating costs, wages and taxes cause the remaining four fifths. Nevertheless, oil scarcity may...
Innovation in Truck Technologies
Jorgen Christensen, Klaus Peter Glaeser, Terry Shelton, Barry Moore and Loes Aarts
01 Mar 2010
This paper, extracted from the forthcoming report on “Moving Freight with Better Trucks” describes the innovations in truck engine and vehicle technology which aim to: i)improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions of CO2; ii) improve truck...
Integration and Competition between Transport and Logistics Businesses
International Transport Forum
01 Jun 2009
The Round Table, chaired by Russell Pittman of the US Department of Justice, reviewed trends in horizontal and vertical integration in logistics businesses, maritime shipping, ports and rail freight transport and examined the circumstances in which...
International Air Passenger Transport in the Future
David Gillen
01 Dec 2009
The objective of this paper is relatively straightforward, suggesting “what international air passenger travel will look like in five, ten or fifteen years and why?” This requires answering two questions; what will be the principal determinants of...
Interurban Passenger Transport
Ginés de Rus
01 Dec 2009
The future of interurban public transport will be significantly affected by public sector decisions concerning investment in infrastructure, particularly the construction of new high-speed rail lines in medium-distance corridors where cars, buses,...
Lessons from the U.S. Transport Deregulation Experience for Privatization
Clifford Winston
01 Dec 2009
The purpose of this paper is to suggest how the U.S. experience with deregulating its intercity transportation system can identify important considerations for all countries that wish to pursue privatization. Transportation deregulation in the United...
Long Run Trends in Transport Demand, Fuel Price Elasticities and Implications of the Oil Outlook for Transport Policy
Kenneth A. Small and Kurt van Dender
01 Dec 2007
This paper discusses the role of transportation in policies to address energy security and climate change. It focuses on three elements: the impact of energy prices on transport demand, the potential contributions of the transport sector to energy...
Long-Distance Bus Services in Europe
Didier van de Velde
01 Dec 2009
This paper makes a review of the current situation in the interurban passenger transport market by coach in Europe, describing for a number of selected countries the regulatory setting, the main market actors, the main developments have taken place...
Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services in Europe
Thorsten Beckers, Christian von Hirschhausen, Fabian Haunerland and Matthias Walter
01 Dec 2009
This paper focuses on classifying market access for long-distance passenger rail services in Europe into three main models and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each of these models. The “Tendered Concessions” model aims to introduce...
Market Power and Vertical and Horizontal Integration in the Maritime Shipping and Port Industry
Eddy van de Voorde and Thierry Vanelslander
01 Jan 2009
The maritime sector is undergoing constant change, as is particularly apparent in the shift in competition that has unfolded in recent years. Whereas in the past shipowners and ports used to compete with one another, the competitive struggle is now...