Dieses Discussion Paper soll einen Anstoß zu einer weitreichenden Reform des ÖPNV in Deutschland geben. Diese wird erforderlich, da sich der ÖPNV in einer mehrfachen, strukturellen Krise befindet. Der ÖPNV verfehlt die sozialen, ökologischen und ökonomischen Ziele einer Nachhaltigen...

Pricing greenhouse gases is widely understood as the most efficient approach for mitigating climate change, yet distributional effects hamper political acceptance. These distributional effects are especially important in transport, the fastest growing sector for greenhouse gas emissions. Using...

Drawing on individual-level mobility data from Germany between 1996 and 2009, this analysis econometrically investigates the determinants of automobile, public transit, and non-motorized travel against the backdrop of two questions: 1) Does gender play a role in determining the relative use of...

Focusing on adult members of German households, this paper investigates the determinants of public transit ridership with the aim of quantifying the effects of fuel prices, fares, person-level attributes, and characteristics of the transit system on transport counts over a five-day week. The...