In this paper, we examine different model specifications to detect the presence of preference heterogeneity in an airline choice context. We analyze the most important route connecting the Canary Islands archipelago with the Iberian Peninsula. For this purpose, we conduct a stated preference...

In this paper, the innovative two-stage procedure of Simar and Wilson [Simar, L., Wilson, P.W., 2007. Estimation and inference in two stage, semi-parametric models of productive efficiency. Journal of Econometrics 136, 31-64] is used to estimate the efficiency determinants of Italian airports....

Determination of fleet size of locomotives and of a policy to deadhead them are tactical issues that influence the level of customer service in a rail network. This paper considers a railroad system in which a priori freight train schedule does not exist. A simulation-based approach is proposed...

This paper identifies the characteristics of strategic planning systems of transit agencies that enhance these agencies' abilities to respond effectively to federal legislative requirements and mandates, and have positive community impacts. These characteristics are, each unit or division must...

This paper presents a novel approach to examining the transportation/land use relationship from a logistics land use perspective. The key question concerns quantifying the influence of transportation system performance on the pattern of logistics land use in a city. We use a spatial-temporal...

The value given by commuters to the variability of travel times is empirically analysed using stated preference data from Barcelona (Spain). Respondents are asked to choose between alternatives that differ in terms of cost, average travel time, variability of travel times and departure time....

This study seeks to explain the productivity growth of Taiwan's airport sector using a panel data set of 4 airports covering the period from 1995 to 1999. The Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index is modified to accommodate the presence of aircraft noise with the use of the directional output...

This study explores the economic mechanisms behind the decline of a surface transportation network, based on the assumption that the decline phase is a spontaneous process driven by decentralized decisions of individual travelers and privatized links. A simulation model is developed with a...