While much of the developed world struggles with debt and chronically low growth, Canada, one of the best-performing members of the G-7, remains on firmer footing. However, this country still has to cope with slower growth, cutbacks and aging infrastructure. As this paper argues, reconciling...

Zu viele Autos, Staus in den Innenstädten, schlechte Luft, hohe Schadstoffemissionen: In vielen Städten und Kommunen droht ein Verkehrskollaps. Neue Verkehrskonzepte werden dringend benötigt. In einigen Städten werden unterschiedliche Ansätze verfolgt, um den privaten Autoverkehr in den...

America's surface transportation infrastructure needs significant improvements and rehabilitation, yet Congress is uncertain about how to do this. Some want to significantly increase federal spending on infrastructure. Others want to end deficit financing of transportation and end federal...

The purpose of this article is to create and calibrate a high-speed rail passenger traffic-based ranking model using historical high-speed rail ridership data from Spain. The existing literature is scarce, and the models used have several main issues, such as arbitrariness, and not representing...

In 2022, Germany introduced a temporary 9-euro monthly ticket for unlimited local and regional public transport. We investigate its impact on mobility patterns, including increased public transport usage, reduced car traffic, and rail network congestion. Using difference-in-difference and...

Über die Einführung einer Pkw-Maut wird nach der Bundestagswahl heftig diskutiert. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer macht den Vorschlag, die Maut zu nutzen, um damit das gesamte Verkehrssteuersystem zu modernisieren. Sowohl die Schadstoffbelastung als auch die Staugefahr könnte auf diese Weise gelenkt...

This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Hong Kong, an analysis of the impact of the port on the territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed...

This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of ports of Antofagasta, an analysis of the impact of the ports on their territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed...

This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the inland ports of the Slovak Republic within the framework of the Danube Axis, an analysis of the impact of the ports on their territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades...

This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Shanghai, an analysis of the impact of the port on its territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to...