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No. 2010/05 | 01 Jan 2010 |
Revisiting the Cost of the Stockholm Congestion Charging System
This study revisits some of the key project participants and archive data, to provide a deeper understanding of what were the major cost drivers and whether it can be lower in future installations. The approach taken is to emphasise understanding of... |
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No. 2008/12 | 01 Mar 2008 |
Responding to Increasing Port-related Freight Volumes
Rapid growth in international trade over the last two decades has generated both benefits and costs. Costs have become increasingly visible in metropolitan areas -- growing congestion, air pollution – and local communities are demanding solutions.... |
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No. 2007/18 | 01 Dec 2007 |
Reserve Driven Forecasts for Oil, Gas & Coal and Limits in Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is coursed by an increasing use of fossil fuels; natural gas, oil and coal. This has so far resulted in an increase of the global surface temperature of the order of one degree. In year 2000... |
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No. 2007/09 | 01 Dec 2007 |
Recent Evolution of Research into the Wider Economic Benefits of Transport Infrastructure Investments
The debate on whether there are wider economic benefits from transport infrastructure investments continues to cause debate and controversy. This debate occurs both between analysts seeking to find a robust method for identifying and measuring the... |
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No. 2008/21 | 21 Oct 2008 |
Rational Behaviour, Risk Aversion, High Stakes for Society
Certain areas related to the topics under discussion here lie outside my field; for instance the evaluation of risk assessment and security deficiencies in the transport sector. What has convinced me of the importance of this subject are a few very... |
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No. 2009/05 | 01 Feb 2009 |
Railway and Ports Organization in the Republic of South Africa and Turkey
This paper looks in detail at the cases of two countries that exhibit extreme cases of transport organization. In both countries, the railway and most of the ports are under unitary control, with essentially no regulation and only limited information... |
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No. 2007/14 | 01 Dec 2007 |
Progress and Challenges in the Application of Economic Analysis for Transport Policy and Decision Making
This concluding paper discusses key aspects of the five research papers presented at this Roundtable in terms of their policy applications. It notes problems concerning how policy makers make use of economic analysis findings, and then summarizes the... |
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No. 2009/27 | 01 Dec 2009 |
Potential Economic Impacts of Technological and Organisational Innovations in Intermodal Access to Major Passenger Terminals
This report deals with the potential economic impacts of innovations such as smart ticketing and instantaneous access to rail and modal connection information schedules. First, the qualitative role of TOIs (technological and organizational... |
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No. 2008/19 | 01 Oct 2008 |
Port Competition and Hinterland Connections
Maritime freight transport has experienced strong growth and profound change over recent decades. Freight volumes and container traffic in particular have grown with the intensification of global trade and the geographical dispersion of production.... |
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No. 2009/09 | 01 Jun 2009 |
Policy Instruments to Limit Negative Environmental Impacts from Increased International Transport
Transport activities have adverse environmental and health impacts, of which local and regional air pollution, climate change, and noise impacts are the most important. This paper is a non-comprehensive overview of existing and potential policies to... |
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No. 2007/17 | 01 Dec 2007 |
Peak Oil and the Evolving Strategies of Oil Importing and Exporting Countries
Statistical trends of oil intensity from individual countries and groups of countries show that an average increase of GDP of 3% per annum equates to a projected demand for liquids of 101 Million barrels per day (Mbpd) by the year 2030. This analysis... |
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No. 2008/05 | 01 Feb 2008 |
Oil Dependence: Is Transport Running out of Affordable Fuel?
The transport sector’s demand for oil is less price sensitive than any other part of the economy. This is partly because demand for transport services is relatively insensitive to price and partly because substitutes for oil in road transport are... |
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No. 2007/19 | 01 Dec 2007 |
Medium-term Oil Market Uncertainties
Our demand analysis is complemented by ‘bottom-up’ sectoral analysis, which focus on changes in end-user demand – for example, the impact of the switch from gasoline to diesel vehicles in Europe, the effects of the rapid expansion of petrochemical... |
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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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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. 2009/21 | 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. 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. 2009/20 | 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. 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. 2009/15 | 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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Revisiting the Cost of the Stockholm Congestion Charging System
Carl Hamilton
01 Jan 2010
This study revisits some of the key project participants and archive data, to provide a deeper understanding of what were the major cost drivers and whether it can be lower in future installations. The approach taken is to emphasise understanding of...
Responding to Increasing Port-related Freight Volumes
Genevieve Giuliano and Thomas O’Brien
01 Mar 2008
Rapid growth in international trade over the last two decades has generated both benefits and costs. Costs have become increasingly visible in metropolitan areas -- growing congestion, air pollution – and local communities are demanding solutions....
Reserve Driven Forecasts for Oil, Gas & Coal and Limits in Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Kjell Alekkett
01 Dec 2007
The increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is coursed by an increasing use of fossil fuels; natural gas, oil and coal. This has so far resulted in an increase of the global surface temperature of the order of one degree. In year 2000...
Recent Evolution of Research into the Wider Economic Benefits of Transport Infrastructure Investments
Roger Vickerman
01 Dec 2007
The debate on whether there are wider economic benefits from transport infrastructure investments continues to cause debate and controversy. This debate occurs both between analysts seeking to find a robust method for identifying and measuring the...
Rational Behaviour, Risk Aversion, High Stakes for Society
André de Palma
21 Oct 2008
Certain areas related to the topics under discussion here lie outside my field; for instance the evaluation of risk assessment and security deficiencies in the transport sector. What has convinced me of the importance of this subject are a few very...
Railway and Ports Organization in the Republic of South Africa and Turkey
Louis S. Thompson
01 Feb 2009
This paper looks in detail at the cases of two countries that exhibit extreme cases of transport organization. In both countries, the railway and most of the ports are under unitary control, with essentially no regulation and only limited information...
Progress and Challenges in the Application of Economic Analysis for Transport Policy and Decision Making
Glen E. Weisbrod and Brian Baird Alstadt
01 Dec 2007
This concluding paper discusses key aspects of the five research papers presented at this Roundtable in terms of their policy applications. It notes problems concerning how policy makers make use of economic analysis findings, and then summarizes the...
Potential Economic Impacts of Technological and Organisational Innovations in Intermodal Access to Major Passenger Terminals
International Transport Forum
01 Dec 2009
This report deals with the potential economic impacts of innovations such as smart ticketing and instantaneous access to rail and modal connection information schedules. First, the qualitative role of TOIs (technological and organizational...
Port Competition and Hinterland Connections
Miguel Martinho
01 Oct 2008
Maritime freight transport has experienced strong growth and profound change over recent decades. Freight volumes and container traffic in particular have grown with the intensification of global trade and the geographical dispersion of production....
Policy Instruments to Limit Negative Environmental Impacts from Increased International Transport
Kurt van Dender and Philippe Crist
01 Jun 2009
Transport activities have adverse environmental and health impacts, of which local and regional air pollution, climate change, and noise impacts are the most important. This paper is a non-comprehensive overview of existing and potential policies to...
Peak Oil and the Evolving Strategies of Oil Importing and Exporting Countries
Kjell Alekkett
01 Dec 2007
Statistical trends of oil intensity from individual countries and groups of countries show that an average increase of GDP of 3% per annum equates to a projected demand for liquids of 101 Million barrels per day (Mbpd) by the year 2030. This analysis...
Oil Dependence: Is Transport Running out of Affordable Fuel?
International Transport Forum
01 Feb 2008
The transport sector’s demand for oil is less price sensitive than any other part of the economy. This is partly because demand for transport services is relatively insensitive to price and partly because substitutes for oil in road transport are...
Medium-term Oil Market Uncertainties
Lawrence Eagles
01 Dec 2007
Our demand analysis is complemented by ‘bottom-up’ sectoral analysis, which focus on changes in end-user demand – for example, the impact of the switch from gasoline to diesel vehicles in Europe, the effects of the rapid expansion of petrochemical...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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,...
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...