Digital transformation plays a significant role in modernizing and improving the efficiency of ports around the world. However, digitalization also brings a set of challenges that ports must face. They have to respond to several unique challenges because of the complexity of their operations and...

The focus of this study is to assess the causal impact of the connection of a local area to a high-speed rail network (HSR) on firms' total factor productivity (TFP). The quasi-random location of the HSR station in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia is exploited in a Difference-in Differences...

In this paper we provide a simple and intuitive story for supply chain disruptions driven by the rigidities in the transportation sector. Focusing on maritime shipping, we argue that the frequent macroeconomic shocks that shape demand for transportation, meet a highly inelastic supply curve for...

This technical report is produced as part of the deliverables of the exploratory research project MITICA (European Commission Joint Research Centre) which investigates innovative methods for the indirect monitoring of European bridges in line with the EU priority of "A Europe fit for the digital...

This technical report is produced as part of the deliverables of the exploratory research project MITICA (European Commission Joint Research Centre) which investigates innovative methods for the indirect monitoring of European bridges in line with the EU priority of "A Europe fit for the digital...