This research paper deals with the specific question of demographic developments in India, which are in many parts reciprocal developments for example compared to Germany. In India the trend of bigger urban areas (urbanization) is a large challenge for transport systems. A contribution of a...

The EDSA bus market is fiercely competitive. In theory, allowing competition among many bus operators is expected to result in cost-effective and reliable transport services, and efficient use of roads. However, in reality, the outcomes are far different: daylong traffic jam and poor bus service...

Limited access to safe transportation is one of the greatest challenges to labor force participation faced by women in developing countries. This paper quantifies the causal impacts of improved urban transport systems in women´s employment outcomes, looking at Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and...

Das ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung wurde mit dem sog. "Folgekostenbericht 1991", über die Entwicklung der Kostendeckung im ÖPNV beauftragt. Alle Finanzleistungen für den ÖPNV zusammen erreichten im Jahr 1988 ein Volumen von 17,3 Mrd. DM. Von den in dieser Studie definierten...