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Henckel, Dietrich; Weber, Charlotte - In: Zeitgerechte Stadt: Konzepte und Perspektiven für die …, (pp. 23-44). 2019

Wenn man Zeit als knappe Ressource sieht, erscheint die größtmögliche Transparenz über "Zeiten" als eine zentrale Voraussetzung, um autonom und informiert über das eigene Verhalten entscheiden zu können. Im Sinne der eigenen "Bewirtschaftung" der Zeit wäre Transparenz eine wesentliche...

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Striking evidence? Demand persistence for inter-city buses from German railway strikes

Beestermöller, Matthias - 2017

This paper investigates the effect of the largest rail strikes in German history in 2014-2015 on long-distance buses - a newly liberalized market. Using a novel dataset of detailed bus ticket sales and rail cancellations, I find that the primary channel that drives ticket sales during the strike...

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Education and Training Needs in the Field of Logistic Structures and Services in the Lower Danube Region

Felea, Mihai; Yankov, Nicola; Mărunţelu, Irina; … - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 12 (2010) Special No. 4, pp. 785-814

their design. The transportation on the Danube is insufficiently exploited. As well, the river is not capitalized in other …

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The Effect of Culture on Energy Efficient Vehicle Ownership

Filippini, Massimo; Wekhof, Tobias - 2017

Does culture affect consumer preferences for fuel efficient vehicles? Switzerland's citizens share all major institutions but belong to multiple population groups which differ by culture or language across distinct geographical locations. This unique setting allows separation of the effect of...

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Frauen sind in Top-Positionen der größten Energie- und Verkehrsunternehmen in Deutschland deutlich unterrepräsentiert

Kemfert, Claudia; Egerer, Olga - In: DIW Wochenbericht 84 (2017) 47, pp. 1070-1074

Deutschland hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, den Anteil von Frauen in Führungspositionen deutlich zu erhöhen. Nach wie vor ist dieser aber gering, auch in den jeweils 50 größten Unternehmen des Energie- und Verkehrssektors, wie eine Untersuchung des DIW Berlin zeigt. Demnach sind Frauen in...

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Highways, Market Access, and Spatial Sorting

Fretz, Stephan; Parchet, Raphael; Robert-Nicoud, Frédéric - 2017

We design a spatial model featuring workers embodied with heterogeneous skills. In equilibrium, locations with improved market access become relatively more attractive to the high-skilled, high-income earners. We then empirically analyze the effects of the construction of the Swiss highway...

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Transportation and trade interactions: A trade facilitation perspective

Carballo, Jerónimo; Schaur, Georg; Volpe Martincus, … - 2017

the existing evidence for trade implies for the provision of transportation services. In addition, we make use of a … trade facilitation and transportation. These multiple connections imply that a well-functioning transportation sector is … an increase in demand for transportation services, the effect of trade facilitation on freight rates and the underlying …

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The Efficient Combination of Taxes on Fuel and Vehicles

Bjertnæs, Geir H. M. - 2017

A tax on fuel combined with tax-exemptions or subsidies for purchase of fuel-efficient vehicles is implemented in many countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other negative externalities from road traffic. This study, however, shows that a tax on fuel should be combined with heavier...

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A Tale of Two Tails: Commuting and the Fuel Price Response in Driving

Gillingham, Kenneth; Munk-Nielsen, Anders - 2017

Pricing greenhouse gases is widely understood as the most efficient approach for mitigating climate change, yet distributional effects hamper political acceptance. These distributional effects are especially important in transport, the fastest growing sector for greenhouse gas emissions. Using...

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The Granger-Causality between Transportation and GDP: A Panel Data Approach

Beyzatlar, Mehmet Aldonat; Karacal, Müge; Yetkiner, I. … - 2012

This study investigates the Granger-causality relationship between real per capita GDP and transportation of EU-15 … when studying the relationship between transportation and income. Instances of one-way or no Granger-causality were found … and Italy. We speculate that bi-directional Granger causality between income and transportation is observed only after an …

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