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The external congestion costs of differential vehicle sizes
Cosgrove, Sarah B.; Holahan, William Louis - In: Journal of transport economics and policy 46 (2012) 1, pp. 67-78
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Cameroon; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The growth rate of agriculture in Cameroon was estimated at 3.3 percent in 2006, compared with 2.7 percent in 2005. This is owing to increased activity in the food agriculture sector (4.3 percent) and in forestry and logging (4.0 percent). Livestock farming and fisheries, on the one hand, grew...
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Reforming the Tax System to Promote Environmental Objectives; An Application to Mauritius
Parry, Ian W.H. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Fiscal instruments are potentially among the most effective, and cost-effective, options for addressing externalities related to poor air quality, urban road congestion, and greenhouse gases. This paper takes a case study, focused on Mauritius (a pioneer in the use of green taxes) to illustrate...
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Trucks, triangles and a quiet life : welfare implications of the European trucks cartel
Beyer, Christian; Kottmann, Elke; Blanckenburg, … - 2018
trucks cartel (1997-2011). Overall, we estimate a net welfare loss of approximately €0.7 bn. and an overcharge below 1% (€1 … trucks cartel, the companies involved have apparently preferred the Hicksian "quiet life" of the monopolist to a further …
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Do more trucks lead to more motor vehicle fatalities in European roads? Evaluating the impact of specific safety strategies
Castro-Nuño, Mercedes; Castillo-Manzano, José I.; … - 2015
is a key part of logistics, but because trucks are usually associated with negative externalities including pollution …, comparatively little attention has been paid to the role of trucks in road accidents. A review of the literature identifies various … characteristics of heavy and large trucks. However, to date, there seems to have been developed few studies evaluating the complex …
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Trucks, triangles and a quiet life: Welfare implications of the European trucks cartel
Beyer, Christian; Kottmann, Elke; von Blanckenburg, … - 2018
trucks cartel (1997-2011). Overall, we estimate a net welfare loss of approximately €0.7 bn. and an overcharge below 1% (€1 … trucks cartel, the companies involved have apparently preferred the Hicksian "quiet life" of the monopolist to a further …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030955
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Transport of solid commodities via freight pipeline: cost estimating methodology. Volume III, parts A and B. First year final report
Warner, J.A.; Morlok, E.K.; Gimm, K.K.; Zandi, I. - 2008
In order to examine the feasibility of an intercity freight pipeline, it was necessary to develop cost equations for various competing transportation modes. This volume presents cost-estimating equations for rail carload, trailer-on-flatcar, truck, and freight pipeline. Section A presents...
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Effect of longer combination vehicles on the total logistic costs of truckload shippers
Middendorf, D.P.; Bronzini, M.S.; Jacoby, J.; Coyle, J.J. - 2009
The purpose of the research described in this paper was to examine the effects of using longer and heavier tractor-trailer combinations from the standpoint of the individual firm or shipper rather than from the viewpoint of the motor carrier. The objective was to determine the effect of longer...
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Assessing economic impacts of clean diesel engines. Phase 1 report: U.S.- or foreign-produced clean diesel engines for selected light trucks
Teotia, A.P.; Vyas, A.D.; Cuenca, R.M.; Stodolsky, F. - 2008
Light trucks' share of the US light vehicle market rose from 20% in 1980 to 41% in 1996. By 1996, annual energy … consumption for light trucks was 6.0 x 10{sup 15} Btu (quadrillion Btu, or quad), compared with 7.9 quad for cars. Gasoline … engines, used in almost 99% of light trucks, do not meet the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. These engines …
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The relationship between truck accidents and geometric design of road sections: Poisson versus negative binomial regressions
Miaou, Shaw-Pin - 2008
This paper evaluates the performance of Poisson and negative binomial (NB) regression models in establishing the relationship between truck accidents and geometric design of road sections. Three types of models are considered. Poisson regression, zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) regression, and NB...
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