This paper analyses the calculation principles used for determining the level and differentiation of HGV charges in Germany. It demonstrates that calculating average cost-based charges is far from straightforward, even with an agreed methodology, and involves sensitive methodological choices....

This paper analyses the differences in the efficiency of using subsidies for franchised regional rail services between the federal states in Germany, and provides evidence on the impact of procurement strategies and contractual design on the efficient use of funds. The analysis is based on a...

In this paper, an econometric analysis of transport fuel demand elasticities is presented for Spain, for the period 2000 to 2007, giving emphasis to the diesel share of the road transport fleet. Estimation results show a significant impact of the share of diesel-powered vehicles, when...

This paper provides an approach in the context of transport-generated carbon emissions reduction, discusses the interaction between the government and the vehicle manufacturer by using game theory, and focuses on how manufacturers' motivation can be tapped in order to encourage the adoption of...

Understanding factors driving the operational efficiency of urban rail systems and providing an evaluation of relative efficiency internationally is the purpose of this paper. Two-stage DEA models explore determinants of technical, allocative, and cost efficiency in twenty international urban...

This paper investigates airline network competition where two (identical) hub carriers aim to establish new subsidiaries offering differentiated non-stop services on their rim-routes. Each of them may retain a hub or shift to a mix (or point-to-point) network cooperating with its subsidiary. We...

This paper highlights the importance of modelling the interaction between returns to scale/density and heterogeneity of services when evaluating optimal size and structure of passenger rail operations. We propose and estimate a hedonic cost function which allows us to incorporate measures of...

We derive ordinary Marshallian demand elasticities from mode choice elasticities. The fact that purely choice elasticities are conditional on a fixed number of trips is used to build the trip generation part of total travel demand. The generation elasticity for all modes in the group is the...