Report of the Eightieth Round Table on Transport Economics

Report of the Eightieth Round Table on Transport Economics PDF

Author: European Conference of Ministers of Transport. Economic Research Centre

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 196

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Too much traffic? Road networks are increasingly unable to cope with ever-expanding requirements. Already severe in densely populated areas, the problem is becoming even more so as road traffic grows substantially. Since road congestion can jeopardise vital economic interests, some specialists are advocating a process of user selection, essentially by means of a price mechanism. This Round Table examines the introduction of "road pricing" or a similar method in the form of tolls and compares approaches adopted in a number of countries

Report of the Hundred and Seventeenth Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 26th-27th October 2000 on the Following Topic

Report of the Hundred and Seventeenth Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 26th-27th October 2000 on the Following Topic PDF

Author: European Conference of Ministers of Transport. Economic Research Centre

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 188

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In economic appraisals of road safety measures, determining which method to use for the valuation of those measures is a problem. There are two methods open to us. Remarkably, one accurately measures a non-relevant concept (the human capital method), while the other measures the correct parameter, but not very accurately (the willingness-to-pay method). The Round Table examined the many complementary aspects of the two and found that what was needed, above all, were practical guides for each method. The Round Table noted that values for human life are highly comparable from one mode of transp.

Transport Investment and Economic Development

Transport Investment and Economic Development PDF

Author: David Banister

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-08-29

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 1135802718

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This book makes a major contribution to the debate and is directed at researchers, decision makers and students who are interested in the wider economic development impacts of transport.