Angesichts der in der gesamten gewerblichen Wirtschaft als günstig eingeschätzten Geschäftsperspektiven für das kommende halbe Jahr lassen die Ergebnisse des ifo Konjunkturtests auch in naher Zukunft auf einen positiven Geschäftsverlauf und eine schwungvolle Nachfragesituation in der...

The article deals with a non-free parking violation economic analysis. Based on a parking behavior model, the analysis rests on the economics of crime principles. The results show that the choice of the fine level has an impact both on the travel demand and on the modal share. In particular in...

By using spatial econometric techniques this paper valids the existence of spatial effects on Price Costs Margins of Mexican road transport at firm size level. The distribution of this variable shows a non random pattern over de space but this pattern differs among size of firm. The main results...

This paper investigates various options for the organization of the railway industry when network operators require the access to multiple national networks to provide international (freight or passenger) transport services. The EU rail system provides a framework for our analysis....

There is growing interest in sustainability, sustainable development, and sustainable transportation. This paper identifies issues related to the definition, evaluation and implementation of sustainable transportation. Significant issues include the range of definitions of sustainability, the...

There is growing interest in sustainability, sustainable development, and sustainable transportation. This paper identifies issues related to the definition, evaluation and implementation of sustainable transportation. Significant issues include the range of definitions of sustainability, the...

This paper has as object analyze the concentration of the big groups of goods dealt in the different Spanish ports during the period 2000 2009, indicating the most relevant economic aspects that have provoked that certain ports have increased or diminished the above mentioned concentration. The...

The paper reviews the role of taxation in controlling transport externalities. It argues that the design of transport taxes should take into account pre-existing tax distortions in the economy and looks at the implications of restrictions on the transport instruments at the disposal of the...