In a simple growth model we explore the current and future growth effects of the regional population structure. Regional GDP growth in 227 regions within six countries in central Europe is explored as how they depend on the young and old dependency ratio. The young dependency ratio (YDR) is...

We introduce a regression-based gravity model for commodity flows between 35 regions in Austria. We incorporate information regarding the highway network into the spatial connectivity structure of the spatial autoregressive econometric model. We find that our approach produces improved model fit...

In this paper we describe the EAR (regional economic accessibility) model to investigate the impact of the improvement of railroad infrastructure on regional GDP, population and firms growth in 99 Austrian regions. We evaluate the impact of four potential railroad infrastructure investment...

We analyze the expected effects of building a rail tunnel between Lyon and Turin on i) the market shares of the established and the new suppliers, and ii) consumer surplus. The prospective project consists of a 53km rail tunnel providing freight shippers with a new alpine path. We calibrate an...

The transport sector - road transport, in particular - accounts for more than half of world oil consumption. In the future, the transport sector's share of oil consumption will grow even more, primarily due to the increasing use of motor vehicles in developing and emerging countries. Road...

Über die Hälfte des weltweiten Ölverbrauchs entfällt auf den Verkehrssektor, insbesondere den Straßenverkehr. Künftig wird der Anteil des Verkehrssektors am Ölverbrauch sogar noch steigen, vor allem aufgrund der zunehmenden Nutzung von Kraftfahrzeugen in Entwicklungs- und...

The provision of public transit is thought to reduce travel time losses that are due to car congestion. For this reason, it is economically justified to subsidise public transit from a welfare perspective as it creates a congestion-relief benefit. The main goal of this paper is to quantify the...

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...

We analyse the behaviour of market participants in a multi-modal commuter network where roads are not priced, but public transport has a usage fee, which is set while taking the effects on the roads into account. In particular, we analyse the difference between markets with a monopolistic public...

Die 54 Millionen Kraftfahrzeuge in Deutschland legten im Jahr 2012 fast 720 Milliarden Kilometer zurück. Weder im Fahrzeugbestand noch in der Fahrzeugnutzung haben dabei alternative Antriebe und Kraftstoffe bisher deutliche Erfolge erreicht. Hingegen gewinnt der Dieselantrieb, der relativ hohe...