Over the past twenty years, the growth in the use of ppps for news infrastructures did not knock down the bases of public economics. This article examines, however, in which measure it is advisable to modify the use of the cost-benefit analysis by the public authorities in the case of ppps, in...

This paper provides a broad overview of policy goals and instruments and commonly used performance and policy indicators related to land transport. Two policy aspects, infrastructure investment and externalities, are explored in more depth. A review of planning and decision making in individual...

Today’s dominant mechanism for infrastructure project tendering is the Unit Price Contract (UPC). While the winning bidder retains risk related to the unit price bids submitted, the Principal carries all risk related to misspecification of the activities required for having a project build....

El Artículo 1o del Decreto 1713 de 2002 definió como uno de los componentes y actividades del servicio público domiciliario de aseo, la transferencia de residuos sólidos previo a su disposición final. Entre tanto, a partir de septiembre de 2005 y abril de 2009 comienzan a operar las...

We explore how benefit-cost efficiency and electoral support affect road investment decisions in Sweden and Norway. In Norway, neither benefits nor costs seem to affect project selection. In Sweden, civil servants’ decisions are strongly affected by projects’ benefit-cost ratios, with a...

The aim of this paper is to describe the relationship between transport buying companies and carriers, with a focus on the transport contracts in Sweden for land based transports. Based on the aim of this study, the following research questions have been defined: How can contracts be...

Resumen: El objetivo principal de este estudio es realizar un análisis económico para estimar el tamaño de mercado óptimo, con el fin de tomar de decisiones sobre la viabilidad de contar con una estación de transferencia (ET) y su adecuada distancia para ubicarla, de acuerdo con la longitud...

The paper analyzes the political acceptability of policies targeted at relieving urban congestion. The paper combines a stylized model of an urban transport network with a somewhat more detailed model of the political process that incorporates interactions between voters, special interest groups...

En Centroamérica las distancias son cortas y los volúmenes de carga son pequeños para consolidar una red densa de transporte marítimo de corta distancia. Además, no existe una red ferroviaria transnacional. Esto otorga al transporte automotor de carga (TAC) un rol clave en el transporte...

This study focuses on identifying the basic logistics capabilities in Belize, Central America and the Dominican Republic. It concentrates on the ports and sea network, taking into consideration intermodal networks involving both land and sea components together with the major performance drivers...