Search Results - subject:"Eisenbahn"

The socio-economic and environmental impact of a large infrastructure project : the case of the Konkan Railway in India

Jaiswal, Sreeja; Bensch, Gunther; Navalkar, Aniket; … - 2022

von Zensus- und Satellitendaten zu untersuchen. Wir stellen fest, dass die Konkan-Eisenbahn zu einem Anstieg des … Erwerbsbevölkerung führte. In Kombination mit qualitativen Informationen deutet dies darauf hin, dass der Zugang zur Eisenbahn das … Sektoren unterschiedlich auswirken. Letzteres deutet darauf hin, dass die Eisenbahn moderate Auswirkungen auf die gesamte …

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Does High-Speed Rail Reduce Local Co2 Emissions in China? A Panel Data Counterfactual Approach

Yan, Zhimin; Park, Sung Y. - 2022

This study analyzes the effect of high-speed rail (HSR) projects on CO 2 emissions in targeted city nodes of four selected HSR lines/segments in China. We employ a panel data counterfactual approach to analyze the impact of HSR on local CO 2 emissions using prefecture-level data. We consider 18...

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Liberalizing Passenger Rail : The Effect of Competition on Local Unemployment

Badura, Ondrej; Melecky, Ales; Melecky, Martin - 2022

Competitive passenger rail can help workers access new or better jobs. This paper studies the wider economic impacts on local unemployment of the liberalized passenger rail between Ostrava, the third-biggest city in the Czech Republic, and Prague, its capital. The local impacts are estimated at...

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Trains of Thought : High-Speed Rail and Innovation in China

Tsiachtsiras, Georgios; Yin, Deyun; Miguelez, Ernest; … - 2022

This paper explores the effect of the High Speed Rail (HSR) network expansion on local innovation in China during the period 2008-2016. Using exogenous variation arising from a novel instrument - courier’s stations during the Ming dynasty, we find solid evidence that the opening of a HSR...

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The Potential Merger Gains and Decomposition Effects of Chinese Railways

Yu, Kemei; Li, Hongchang; Wu, Jianhong - 2022

This study examines the potential merger gains and its decomposition effects of Chinese railways. A DEA approach proposed by Bogetoft and Wang (2005) is used to estimate the effects of the ex-ante mergers of 18 Regional Railway Administrations (RRAs) during the period of 2013 to 2017. We find...

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The Economics of Regional Railway Regulation

SCIALA', Antonio; Stroffolini, Francesca - 2022

We provide a model of local railway passengers service able to account for the main specific characteristics of the sector under vertical separation. Afterwards, we use this model to carry out both a normative analysis of the operators’ investment decisions and an assessment of the welfare...

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Can high-speed train improve the innovation ability of enterprises?

Wu, Weilong; Jing, Tang; Xiaoli, Yang - In: Journal of applied economics 25 (2022) 1, pp. 962-982

This paper analyzes the impact of high-speed train construction on enterprise innovation and its specific mechanisms by establishing high-speed train-city-firm level panel data and constructing a multi-period DID model in China. The results show that, firstly, the construction of a high-speed...

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Assessing Land Price Variability Due to Transport Infrastructure Project : A Case Study of Dasuria to Dhalarchar Railway Project in Bangladesh

Rana, Md. Sohel; RASEL, MD; Hasan, Md. Hasibul; … - 2022

Transport infrastructure development project plays a vital role in improving accessibility which has dynamic effects on the urban and regional economy and increases property value. The research aims to assess the land price variability in control and catchment areas before and after the Railway...

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Revitalising the Silk Road : Evidence from Railway Infrastructure Investments in Northwest China

Yu, Lamont; Tran, Trang; Lee, Wang-Sheng - 2022

China’s Belt and Road Initiative was introduced in 2013 to revitalise the Silk Road and promote economic development and integration. This paper investigates the economic effects of the opening of the only high-speed rail (HSR) line in northwest China which connects China’s northwestern...

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Track Access Charges in the European Union Railroad Sector : A Consideration of Company Organization and Institutional Quality

Schöne, Andreas; Kunz-Kaltenhäuser, Philipp - 2022

Track access charges are the main driver of infrastructure costs for rail operators in the rail transport sector, accounting for up to 88 percent of costs. This paper analyzes track access charges of 28 EU countries with the respective trajectories of the company forms employing panel...

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