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Oportunidades e desafios para a engenharia consultiva no Brasil: Infraestrutura de transporte

Kuperman Garcia, João Luiz - 2014

Brazilian transportation infrastructure. This study is part of Ipea's research program "Diagnosis, Perspective and Alternative … to transportation infrastructure, whether contractors or service suppliers. This paper also presents some proposals of … services market (with focus on transportation infrastructure). …

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Estimation of Social Costs of Highways in Japan

Mizutani, Fumitoshi; Suzuki, Yusuke; Uranishi, Shuji - 2015

people concerned about protecting the environment at both local and global levels, dependence on vehicular transportation in …

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High speed rail and tourism: Empirical evidence from Spain's provinces and cities

Albalate, Daniel - 2015

ridership needs that exerts a substitution effect on air transportation, the main mode for long distance tourist mobility …. Finally, the analysis of HSR impacts on touristic cities receiving this mode of transportation does not show any …

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The Comparison of Basic Transportation Indicators and Freight Villages' Locations Between Germany and Turkey

Hamamcioglu, Cenk; Oguztimur, Senay - 2015

In general manner; Turkey and Germany are quite unlike countries in terms of transportation infrastructure and logitics … problems with transportation mode distribution and interconnectivity of systems that prevent Turkey to undertake the 'hub' role … economic success. Due to increasing globalization, transportation of freight and logistics play an ever important role in a …

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Transport Infrastructure, Urban Growth and Market Access in China

Baum-Snow, Nathaniel; Henderson, J. Vernon; Turner, Matthew - 2015

This paper quantifies the causal effects of various types of investments in the road and railroad networks on economic growth in Chinese cities and regions. We separate out the influences of changes in access to markets that have come through better inter-regional and international transport...

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The ASEAN Services Sector and the Growth Rebalancing Model

Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; Pasadilla, Gloria O. - 2011

The growth rebalancing model, which places the nontradable services sector on center stage, is important to spur on faster growth in this sector and tap its potential to become another engine of growth for ASEAN economies. While ASEAN countries have allocated the bulk of their fiscal stimulus...

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Philippine Priorities in Expanding APEC-Wide Connectivity through Infrastructure Development

Navarro, Adoracion M. - 2015

Well-developed infrastructure systems and services are vital means of enhancing the connectivity of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member-economies. In essence, efforts by APEC to enhance connectivity through infrastructure should be considered regional public goods since these create...

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Supply Chain Connectivity: Enhancing Participation in the Global Supply Chain

Patalinghug, Epictetus E. - 2015

Supply chain connectivity is vital for the efficient flow of trade among APEC economies. This paper reviews the literature and supply chain management, describes the barriers to enhancing participation in global supply chain, analyzes the various measures of supply chain performance, and...

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Transport infrastructure: Higher investments needed to preserve assets

Kunert, Uwe; Link, Heike - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 3 (2013) 10, pp. 12-17

A quantitatively and qualitatively efficient transport infrastructure is a fundamental requirement for the success and prosperity of the German economy, with its high degree of labor division, its many exchange relationships, and its central European location. The transport infrastructure...

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Economies of Scale in der Produktion versus Diseconomies im Transport: Zum Strukturwandel in der Milchindustrie

Boysen, Ole; Schröder, Carsten - 2005

varying levels of transportation costs. We show that the model is capable of describing the current trend characterized by a … continue. In contrast, the trend may weaken or reverse if transportation costs rise in comparison to other types of costs. …

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