The current level of competition in European commercial passenger rail markets is low and empirical data on customer … passenger rail by exploring the determinants of customers' choice behaviour on two cross-border routes, Cologne-Brussels and … preferences in intramodal competition has hardly been available, yet. Our study raises the knowledge of competition in commercial …

freight and passenger transport. The analysis shows that the dominance of the former monopolists in the different Member … enterprises with the separation of infrastructure from operations. The study takes a look at the impact of the European rail … infrastructure and the transport services within the railway companies was carried out, and in the degree of opening of the market in …

Efficient transport links are critical to enhancing the integration of markets in Southern Africa. This paper assesses … the structure of markets, competition, and prices and costs of road transportation between urban hubs in Malawi … and control of access to loads by large brokers continue to negatively affect competition and efficiency. …

processed food products. This paper relies primarily on firm-level interview data to assess competition and bottlenecks in … transporting time-sensitive perishable products across borders between Harare, Johannesburg, Lilongwe, and Lusaka. High transport …

improve the modal split of rail transport. A minimum quality standard determined by political majorities may or may not …This study analyzes the minimum quality standard set by the European Union (EU) through Regulation 1371/2007 of Rail … increase welfare. However, all binding standards induce travelers to switch to transport modes with higher anthropogenic …