Transport systems in the UK are facing severe problems of congestion, rising energy use andpollution. One response to this is the move from local authorities to gradually introduce TravelDemand Management (TDM)1 strategies, but these measures involve a complicated set ofinstitutions, processes,...

This paper assesses whether disparities in regional public infrastructure endowments can explain regional disparities in labor productivity among European regions. Using a large sample of European regions, I distinguish the effects of overall infrastructure endowment from the effect of three...

The European Union and the United States have the largest trading relationship in the world, comprising about 60% of world trade (Perdikis and Read 267). They are also the greatest proponents of trade liberalization and multilateral trade cooperating in the world. Boeing was the undisputed king...

In the last decade or so, the EU has adopted a number of legislation aimed at liberalising network industries and developing an EU-level regulatory framework for those industries. Against this background, we examine the extent of liberalisation and the nature of market performance in a group of...

This paper challenges the idea that the US economy has corresponded to a laissez-faire model. Broadly speaking, this lack of fit between the model and empirical reality results from ideology and culture. Liberalism has been and is a cornerstone of American identity. But the discursive practice...

This paper assesses whether disparities in regional public infrastructure endowments can explain regional disparities in labor productivity among European regions. Using a large sample of European regions, I distinguish the effects of overall infrastructure endowment from the effect of three...

The European Union and the United States have the largest trading relationship in the world, comprising about 60% of world trade (Perdikis and Read 267). They are also the greatest proponents of trade liberalization and multilateral trade cooperating in the world. Boeing was the undisputed king...

This paper challenges the idea that the US economy has corresponded to a laissez-faire model. Broadly speaking, this lack of fit between the model and empirical reality results from ideology and culture. Liberalism has been and is a cornerstone of American identity. But the discursive practice...

In the last decade or so, the EU has adopted a number of legislation aimed at liberalising network industries and developing an EU-level regulatory framework for those industries. Against this background, we examine the extent of liberalisation and the nature of market performance in a group of...

Beim Verbrennen von Bunkerölen in den Schiffsmotoren der Welthandelsflotte werden Luftschadstoffe freigesetzt, die die menschliche Gesundheit und die natürliche Umwelt belasten, insbesondere in Küstengebieten und Hafenstädten. Bis 2020 wird erwartet, dass Seeschiffe in der EU die...