The regulation of road transport externalities - environmental pollution, noise annoyance, accidents and congestion - is one of the most important issues in contemporary transport policies. The Economics of Regulating Road Transport explores welfare economic evaluations - in terms of efficiency...

Foresight has emerged as a key instrument for the development and implementation of research and innovation policy. The main focus of activity has been at the national level. Governments have sought to set priorities, to build networks between science and industry and, in some cases, to change...

The spatial dimension of international trade theory has been neglected during most of its history. Trade barriers such as tariffs have been deemed more important. However, in an increasingly integrated world economy seeking to abolish tariffs, spatial considerations have gained in stature. On...

With air transport becoming an increasingly vital part of the economy, the regulatory reform of this market has been a major development in European political economy. This book focuses on two market failures within the airline industry - market power and environmental externalities - and...

Pollution, alternative fuels, congestion, intelligent transportation systems, and the shift from construction to maintenance all call for a reconsideration of the existing highway revenue mechanisms, especially the gas tax. David Levinson explores the fundamental theoretical basis of highway...

Honoring David Boyce for his legendary contributions to the fields of transportation modeling and regional science, the chapters in this festschrift highlight and analyze state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice methodologies and theories in transportation modeling, regional and urban planning

1. Infrastructure's role in lowering Asia's trade costs / Douglas H. Brooks -- 2. Trends in Asian trade : implications for transport infrastructure and trade costs / David Hummels -- 3. Trade infrastructure and trade costs : a study of selected Asian ports / Jon Haveman, Adina Ardelean and...

"Presenting innovative modelling approaches to the analysis of fiscal policy and government debt, this book moves beyond previous models that have relied upon the assumption that various age-specific rates and policy variables remain unchanged when it comes to generating government expenditures...

Chapter 1. Introduction / Davide Geneletti -- Part 1 Mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services in impact assessment types -- 2. Spatial ecosystem service analysis for environmental impact assessment of projects / Lisa Mandle and Heather Tallis -- 3. Ecosystem services analysis for...

Multinational enterprises and developing countries : background and preview -- Foreign direct investment in developing Asia : trends, patterns and prospects -- Multinational enterprises and manufacturing for export : emerging patterns and opportunities for latecomers -- Product fragmentation and...