16th International Symposium on Theory and Practice in Transport Economics
Subtitle: 50 Years of Transport Research - Experience Gained and Major Challenges ahead
By: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 556
ISBN-13: 9789282103494
Subjects: Transportation
Description: These proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Theory and Practice in Transport Economics sketch a broad overview of transport economics research since the inception of the ECMT in 1953 and map out the directions for future work.  The 22 papers presented cover such topics as transport infrastructure's contribution to economic growth, modal split, competition in the transport sector, the need for a supra-national regulatory authority, charging systems, and environmental sustainability.
Table of contents: title: Topic 1. Transport and Economic Growth: Which Interdependencies?; title: Decoupling of Freight Transport and Economic Activity: Realism or Utopia? by H.Meersman and E. Van de Voorde; title: Economic Impacts of Infrastructure Investment: The Spanish Infrastructure Plan 2000-2010 by R. Iziguierdo; title: History of the Transition of the Hungarian Transport Industry and Infrastructure by L. Ruppert; title: The Correlation between Freight Transport and Economic Growth by P. Hilferink; title: A Transport System Model that is More Compatible with the European Macroeconomic Environment by J. Burnewicz; title: The Economic Cost of Congestion when Road Capacity is Constrained: Lessons from Congestion Charging in London by P. Goodwin; title: Decoupling of Economic and Transport Growth: Background, Findings and Prospects by S. Rommerskirchen; title: Topic 2. Competition and Regulation: Substitutes or Complements?; title: Non-Market Allocation in Transport: A Reassessment of its Justification and the Challenge of Institutional Transition by U. Blum; title: Infrastructure Funding and Public-Private Partnerships by A. Bonnafous; title: Competition (vs. Regulation) in Transport: A Mixed Blessing or Utopia? by G. Giannopoulos; title: The Benefits of Deregulation by S. Barrett; title: Competition and Regulation in the Public Choice Perspective by M. Ponti; title: Competition and Regulation in the Transport Sector: A Recurrent Game and Some Pending Issues by J. M. Viegas; title: Competition and Regulation: The Role of Ownership by A. Smyth; title: Topic 3. Sustainability of Transport: The Roles of Model Split and Pricing; title: Freight Transport and Logistical Imperatives for the Modal Split by G. Aberle; title: Changing Location and Infrastructure Patterns for Sustainability by H. Knoflacher; title: Modal Shifts, Elasticities and Qualitative Factors by M. Beuthe, C. Bouffioux and J. De Mayer; title: Integrated Policies for Improving Modal Split in Urban Areas by A. Monzon; title: Influencing the Modal Split: The Roles of Different Modes by A. Musso; title: Scope and Limits of Charging as a Means of Promoting Sustainable Development by E. Quinet; title: Counterfactual Analysis of Urban Transport Development by J. O. Jansson; title: Sustainable Transport Pricing: From Theory towards Application by F. Walters and S. Suter; title: Summary of Discussions; title: Summary of Discussions by L. Ruppert; title: Concluding Remarks by M.Violland