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Rectilinear minimax hub location problems
M. O’Kelly - In: Journal of Geographical Systems 11 (2009) 3, pp. 227-241
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Distributional Effects of Environmental Taxes on Transportation. Evidence from Engel Curves in the United States
Larsen, Erling Røed - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2005
Indirect taxes on transportation activities that pollute can correct externalities and close the gaps between private … environmental levies. This article estimates properties of the demand for transportation in parametric and non-parametric analyses …. Private transportation using air flights and new automobiles have Engel elasticities above unity while public transportation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980624
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Distributional and Environmental Effects of Taxes on Transportation
Aasness, Jørgen; Larsen, Erling Røed - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2002
disaggregated transportation goods. Empirical examination on Norwegian data indicates that higher tax rates on high-pollution luxury … modes of transportation such as air flights and taxis reduce inequality and increase the environmental quality. Lower tax … increase inequality somewhat. Railway passenger transportation appears to be distributionally neutral. In order to interpret …
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Anforderungen an die konsistente Regulierung der Eisenbahnen
Miram, Frank - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 81 (2012) 1, pp. 149-165
A current topic in Germany and the EU is the review of railway legislation regarding access and price regulation as well as unbundling requirements of infrastructure and transport services. The debate focuses firstly on the question whether unbundling requirements should be extended. Secondly,...
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Verkehrsinfrastruktur: Substanzerhaltung erfordert deutlich höhere Investitionen
Kunert, Uwe; Link, Heike - In: DIW Wochenbericht 80 (2013) 26, pp. 32-38
A quantitatively and qualitatively efficient transport infrastructure is a fundamental requirement for the success and prosperity of the German economy, with its high degree of labor division, its many exchange relationships, and its location in central Europe. The transport infrastructure...
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IMACLIM-R: a modelling framework to simulate sustainable development pathways
Sassi, Olivier; Crassous, Renaud; Hourcade, Jean-Charles; … - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 10 (2010) 1/2, pp. 5-24
-specific dynamic modules now concerning energy, transportation and industry. This paper provides the general rationale of the model and …
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Addressing Women’s Fear of Victimization in Transportation Settings A Survey of U.S. Transit Agencies
Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia; Fink, Camille - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2008
Past research has shown that transit passengers’ fears and concerns about safety influence their travel decisions. While the relationship between women’s fear of crime and public space has been the focus of considerable research, transit environments—which are especially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011130958
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California’s Energy Future: Transportation Energy Use in California
Yang, Christopher - Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2011
The purpose of this report is to understand the extent to which each transportation technology could be used to help … meet the 80% emissions reduction target. This report focuses on end-use demands in the transportation sector (i.e. which … vehicle technologies will be used to meet demand for mobility), rather than transportation fuel supply (how those fuels are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011131167
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California’s Energy Future: The View to 2050 - Summary Report
Yang, Christopher - Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2011
This report assesses technology requirements for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in California to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 as required by Executive Order S-3-05 (2005). Details of this analysis, assumptions and data are to be found in forthcoming reports, including a detailed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011131193
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Beyond agriculture versus nonagriculture: Decomposing sectoral growth–poverty linkages in five African countries:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The development debate in Africa south of the Sahara is often cast as “agriculture versus nonagriculture.†Yet this view overlooks the heterogeneity within these broad sectors and the synergies between them. We estimate sectoral poverty–growth elasticities using economywide...
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