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The Long Run Impact of Biofuels on Food Prices
Chakravorty, Ujjayant; Hubert, Marie-Hélène; … - Department of Economics, University of Alberta - 2012
More than 40% of US grain is now used to produce biofuels, which are used as substitutes for gasoline in transportation …
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Schneller - öfter - weiter - immer dümmer
Knoflacher, Hermann - In: Schneller, öfter, weiter? Perspektiven der …
Jede Beschleunigung erhöht das Risiko und die Häufigkeit von Fehlern, wenn Rückkopplung und Kontrolle nicht folgen können. Die technische Beschleunigung sowohl in der physischen Mobilität wie auch im Informationssystem führt nicht, wie zu erwarten wäre, zu intelligenteren, sondern zu...
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Schneller, öfter, weiter? Perspektiven der Raumentwicklung in der Mobilitätsgesellschaft. Einführung
Hege, Hans-Peter; Meng, Rüdiger; Schmitz-Veltin, Ansgar - In: Schneller, öfter, weiter? Perspektiven der …
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Stochastic Modeling of Unloading and Loading Operations at a Container Terminal using Automated Lifting Vehicles
Roy, Roy, D.; de Koster, de Koster, M.B.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2015
With growing worldwide trade, container terminals have grown in number and size. Many new terminals are now automated to increase operational efficiency. The key focus is on improving seaside processes, where a distinction can be made between single quay crane operations (all quay cranes are...
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Freight railway operator timetabling and engine scheduling
Bach, Lukas; Gendreau, Michel; Wøhlk, Sanne - In: European Journal of Operational Research 241 (2015) 2, pp. 309-319
In this paper we consider timetable design at a European freight railway operator. The timetable is designed by choosing the time of service for customer unit train demands among a set of discrete points. These discrete points are all found within the a time-window. The objective of the model is...
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Post-disaster evacuation and temporary resettlement considering panic and panic spread
Hu, Zhi-Hua; Sheu, Jiuh-Biing; Xiao, Ling - In: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 69 (2014) C, pp. 112-132
cost, and costs associated with transportation and building shelters. The model is solved by aggregating objectives into a …
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“The Spatial effects of transportation on industrial employment ”
Fageda, Xavier; Gonzalez-Aregall, Marta - Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona - 2014
This paper examines the direct and indirect impacts of transport infrastructure on industrial employment. We estimate regressions with spatial econometric methods using data from the Spanish regions for the period 1995-2008. We find that the density of motorways and the amount of port traffic...
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Resetting the Urban Network: 117-2012
Michaels, Guy; Rauch, Ferdinand - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
Do locational fundamentals such as coastlines and rivers determine town locations, or can historical events trap towns in unfavorable locations for centuries? We examine the effects on town locations of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, which temporarily ended urbanization in Britain,...
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Roads and Innovation
Agrawal, Ajay; Galasso, Alberto; Oettl, Alexander - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We study the interplay between transportation infrastructure, knowledge flows, and innovation. Exploiting historical … transportation infrastructure may spur regional growth above and beyond the more commonly discussed agglomeration economies that are …
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Transportation Costs and the Spatial Organization of Economic Activity
Redding, Stephen J.; Turner, Matthew A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
economic activity and transportation costs. We develop a multi-region model of economic geography that we use to understand the … general equilibrium implications of transportation infrastructure improvements within and between locations for wages … effects of transportation infrastructure improvements on economic development, paying particular attention to the use of …
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