Die neue Bundesregierung hält an dem verkehrspolitischen Ziel einer Steigerung des Verkehrs auf der Schiene fest. Dazu sieht sie im Koalitionsvertrag neben einer weiteren Erhöhung der Investitionen in die Schieneninfrastruktur auch eine prioritäre Ausrichtung der Finanzierung auf den...

Die Eisenbahninfrastruktur des DB Konzerns wird seit der Bahnreform 1994 zusammen mit den Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen in einer vertikal integrierten Konzernstruktur organisiert. Diese Konzernstruktur steht jedoch im Verdacht, Wettbewerbsverzerrungen auf der Ebene der...

This paper explores the access charge for the use of the Italian rail infrastructure. Access problems arise when the provision of a complete service to end users requires the combination of two or more inputs, one of which is non-competitive (OECD, 2004). It is a well-known fact that excessive...

TThe major ski markets of the world are reaching a point of stagnation or decline. After a long period of increased demand and expansions, this also holds true for the Swedish ski resorts. Although the apparent stagnation, the main factors influencing the demand for skiing in Sweden are not...

Following market liberalisation, the vehicle population in China has increased dramatically over the past few decades. This paper examines the causal impact of the opening of a heavily used high speed rail line connecting two megacities in China in 2015, Chengdu and Chongqing, on air pollution....

Im Zuge der politisch und gesellschaftlich propagierten "Verkehrs- und Klimawende" wird der Stärkung des Schienenverkehrs in Deutschland eine zunehmend wichtigere Rolle beigemessen. Mit der Coronakrise ist die Klimadebatte zwar zwischenzeitlich etwas aus den Schlagzeilen verschwunden; es ist...

Greenhouse gas emission reductions are at the centre of national and international efforts to mitigate climate change. In road transportation, many politically incentivised measures focus on increasing the energy efficiency of established technologies, or promoting electric or hybrid vehicles....

Pro-poor tourism is arguably one of the best green options for addressing LDC poverty, employment and economic diversification initiatives. Although often neglected as a serious policy option - and consequently most of its potential still remains untapped - tourism is the leading export for at...

With the increase of the linear reduction factor (LRF), the implementation of the market stability reserve (MSR) and the introduction of the cancellation mechanism (CM), the EU ETS changed fundamentally. We develop a discrete time model of the intertemporal allowance market that accurately...

Carbon pricing is a central instrument of a market-based climate policy. However, the different international price levels vary greatly, thereby creating new distortions of competition. To compensate for this, state aid for transformation efforts becomes relevant. Industrial policy therefore has...