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On ya bike? : a review of the Christchurch cycleway network business case
Boyle, Glenn W.; Hill, James - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011592825
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Public transport investments, commuting and gentrification : evidence from Copenhagen
Mulalic, Ismir; Rouwendal, Jan - 2022
This paper considers the impact of the introduction of a metro network in the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Using travel surveys from years before and after the opening of the metro network, we observe a significant change in travel times, speeds and mode choice for commutes that can completely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013259532
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Three feet under : urban jobs, connectivity, and infrastructure : Lifelines: the Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity : background paper
Rentschler, Jun; Braese, Johannes; Jones, Nick; Avner, Paolo - 2019
This paper analyses the degree to which infrastructure reliability and urban economic activity in several African cities is impacted by flooding. It combines firm-level micro data, flood maps, and several spatial data layers across cities through a harmonized geospatial network analysis. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052029
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Are workers with a long commute less productive? : an empirical analysis of absenteeism
Ommeren, Jos van; Gutierrez-i-Puigarnau, Eva - 2009
whether the commute has a positive effect on worker’s absenteeism. Our estimates for Germany indicate that commuting distance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011377584
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Commuting, children and the gender wage gap
Borghorst, Malte; Mulalic, Ismir; Ommeren, Jos van - 2021
Denmark and show that gender differences regarding commuting play an important role in explaining this. We offer 3 pieces of … evidence. First, the gender pay and commuting gaps come into existence at the same moment: when the first child is born. Second …, wage compensation for commuting is lower for women after the birth compared to men: about 3 − 4 percentage points of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650122
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Productivity effects of an exogenous improvement in transport infrastructure : accessibility and the Great Belt Bridge
De Borger, Bruno L.; Mulalic, Ismir; Rouwendal, Jan - 2019
Most studies of the effects of transport infrastructure on the performance of individual firms have focused on marginal expansions of the rail or highway network over time. In this paper, we study the short-run effects of a large discrete shock in the quality of transport infrastructure, viz....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012098258
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Trade effects of the New Silk Road : a gravity analysis
Baniya, Suprabha; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, Michele - 2019
This paper takes a first look at the trade effects of China's Belt and Road Initiative, also referred to as the New Silk Road, on the 71 countries potentially involved. The initiative consists of several infrastructure investment projects to improve the land and maritime transportation in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002696
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Reducing environmental risks from belt and road initiative investments in transportation infrastructure
Losos, Elizabeth; Pfaff, Alexander S. P.; Olander, Lydia; … - 2019
The Belt and Road Initiative, due to its diverse and extensive infrastructure investments, poses a wide range of environmental risks. Some projects have easily identifiable and measurable impacts, such as energy projects' greenhouse gas emissions. Others, such as transportation infrastructure,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012004784
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The Belt and Road Initiative : reshaping economic geography in Central Asia?
Bird, Julia; Lebrand, Mathilde; Venables, Anthony - 2019
This paper develops a computable spatial equilibrium model of Central Asia and uses it to analyze the possible effects of the Belt Road Initiative on the economy of the region. The model captures international and subnational economic units and their connectivity to each other and the rest of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008368
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Labour supply and commuting : implications for optimal road taxes
Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau, Eva; Ommeren, Jos van - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003813771