In this paper we argue that European airports, on average, are inefficient. Airline inefficiency (low load factors) appears to contribute significantly to airport inefficiency in terms of air passenger movements. We find that the average airport in Europe operates under constant returns to scale...

In this paper a model concerning substitution and complementarity on the linkage between airport facilities and airlines from the viewpoint of pricing policy is formulated. This model is used to analyze whether airport pricing policies, e.g. to ensure cost recovery, are compatible with...

This study models the choices of Dutch railway users. We find a steeper negative distance effect on the utility of departure stations accessed by the non-motorized modes of walking and bicycle as compared to the motorized modes of car and public transport. Availability of parking places and...

This discussion paper resulted in an article in the <I>International Journal of Transport Economics </I> (2010). Volume 37(2), pages 169-194.<P> Rail cost function analysis has been a popular topic in the (empirical) economics literature over the past decades. Most studies find increasing returns to...</p></i>

Automobile gasoline demand can be expressed as a multiplicative function of fuel efficiency, mileage per car and car ownership. This implies a linear relationship between the price elasticity of total fuel demand and the price elasticities of fuel efficiency, mileage per car and car ownership....

In the paper a nested logit model is used to describe passenger preferencesconcerning airports and airlines. A statistical model for the passengers'sequential choice of airport and airline is calibrated. It appears that thechoice sequence first airport, then airline is statistically preferable...

This discussion paper resulted in an article in the <I>Journal of Air Transport Management</I> (2002). Volume 8, issue 3, pages 165-175.<P> The demand for air transport is largely determined by the spending capacity of customers. Thispaper aims to offer more insight into the determinants of price...</p></i>

This discussion paper resulted in an article in the <I>Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics</I> (2006). Volume 35, pages 161-180.<P> Property values are affected by the properties’ physical, accessibility and environmental features. Railway stations function as nodes in transport networks and...</p></i>

This discussion paper led to an article in the <I>Journal of Advanced Transportation</I> (2014). Volume 48, issue 3, pages 185-202.<P> Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has become an established approach for analyzing and comparing efficiency results of corporate organizations or economic agents. It has...</p></i>

This paper analyses the effect of railway investment on land prices and land use in a polycentric city under various regulatory regimes of land markets. The introduction of a faster mode of transport (train), accessible in discrete locations leads to an extended city size. The stations of the...