Research in Transportation Economics

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Volume 31, issue 1, 2011

Introduction: Economic impacts of changing accessibility pp. 1-1

Hugh Gunn and Howard R. Kirby

Alternative approaches to spatial modelling pp. 2-11

David Simmonds and Olga Feldman

Challenges in the application of spatial computable general equilibrium models for transport appraisal pp. 12-18

L.A. Tavasszy, M.J.P.M. Thissen and Jan Oosterhaven

Measuring the welfare effects of infrastructure: A simple spatial equilibrium evaluation of Dutch railway proposals pp. 19-28

Thijs Knaap and Jan Oosterhaven

SCGE modelling in cost-benefit analysis: The Dutch experience pp. 29-36

Carl Koopmans and Jan Oosterhaven

Predicting freight flows in a globalising world pp. 37-44

Johannes Bröcker, Artem Korzhenevych and Marie-Catherine Riekhof

Land use/transport models and economic assessment pp. 45-54

Marcial Echenique

The development of the TIGRIS XL model: A bottom-up approach to transport, land-use and the economy pp. 55-62

Barry Zondag and Gerard de Jong

Changing accessibility, dwelling price and the spatial distribution of socio-economic activities pp. 63-71

Pierluigi Coppola and Agostino Nuzzolo

Changes in Swiss accessibility since 1850 pp. 72-80

K.W. Axhausen, P. Froelich and M. Tschopp

A model system for the ex-ante assessment of city logistics measures pp. 81-87

Francesco Russo and Antonio Comi

Volume 30, issue 1, 2010

Critical issues in the design of contractual relations for transport infrastructure development pp. 1-5

Rosário Macário

Transport pricing and Public-Private Partnerships in theory: Issues and Suggestions pp. 6-14

Emil Evenhuis and Roger Vickerman

Programming, optimal pricing and partnership contract for infrastructures in PPPs pp. 15-22

Alain Bonnafous

Social marginal cost pricing and second best alternatives in partnerships for transport infrastructures pp. 23-28

Silvia Maffii, Riccardo Parolin and Marco Ponti

The cost of second best pricing and the value of risk premium pp. 29-37

Knut Sandberg Eriksen and Svenn Jensen

Applying social marginal costs pricing to the road sector pp. 38-42

Silvia Maffii and Riccardo Parolin

Toward the betterment of risk allocation: Investigating risk perceptions of Australian stakeholder groups to public-private-partnership tollroad projects pp. 43-58

Demi Chung, David Hensher and John Rose

Applying social marginal cost pricing in rail PPPs: Present state, drawbacks and ways forward pp. 59-73

João Bernardino, Zdenek Hrebícek and Carlos Marques

Violation or strengthening of the self-financing doctrine at international airports by SMCP funded PPP schemes? pp. 74-86

Claus Doll and Kiril Karagyozov

Applying SMC pricing in PPPs for the maritime sector pp. 87-101

Hilde Meersman, Tom Pauwels, Eddy Van de Voorde and Thierry Vanelslander

Does the political and economic context influence the success of a transport project? An analysis of transport public-private partnerships pp. 102-109

Patricia Galilea and Francesca Medda

The regulatory function in public-private partnerships for the provision of transport infrastructure pp. 110-125

Miguel Carmona

Tips and Pitfalls in PPP design pp. 126-138

David Meunier and Emile Quinet

Questioning the need for full amortization in PPP contracts for transport Infrastructure pp. 139-144

José M. Viegas

Future challenges for transport infrastructure pricing in PPP arrangements pp. 145-154

Rosário Macário

Volume 29, issue 1, 2010

Foreword pp. 1-1

Didier van de Velde, Wijnand Veeneman and David Hensher

Editorial: Thredbo 11 workshops pp. 2-5

Didier van de Velde and Wijnand Veeneman

Workshop report - Benchmarking the outcome of competitive tendering pp. 6-10

Chris Nash and Michal Wolanski

Quality incentives and quality outcomes in procured public transport - Case study Stockholm pp. 11-18

Kjell Jansson and Roger Pyddoke

Results so far and prospects of Kazakhstan passenger rail franchising pp. 19-35

Timur Sharipov

Operator changes through competitive tendering: Empirical evidence from German local bus transport pp. 36-44

Katrin Augustin and Matthias Walter

Competition in Brazilian bus and coach services - The results of recent competitive tendering processes pp. 45-51

Fernando Rolim, Anísio Brasileiro and Enilson Santos

Changes in transaction costs over time - The case of franchised train operating firms in Britain pp. 52-59

Rico Merkert

The effect of governmental subsidies and the contractual model on the publicly-owned bus sector in Japan pp. 60-71

Hiroki Sakai and Kenichi Shoji

Exploring the effects of passenger rail franchising in Britain: Evidence from the first two rounds of franchising (1997-2008) pp. 72-79

Andrew S.J. Smith, Phill E. Wheat and Chris A. Nash

Workshop report - A successful contractual setting pp. 80-88

John Stanley and Frode Longva

To competitively tender or to negotiate - Weighing up the choices in a mature market pp. 89-98

Ian Wallis, David Bray and Heather Webster

Goal achievement with trusting partnerships at the tactical level pp. 99-105

John Stanley

Incompleteness and clarity in bus contracts: Identifying the nature of the ex ante and ex post perceptual divide pp. 106-117

David Hensher

Regulating the regulator: The impact of professional procuring bodies on local public transport policy and its effectiveness pp. 118-123

Frode Longva and Oddgeir Osland

Solving procurement problems in public transport: Examining multi-principal roles in relation to effective control mechanisms pp. 124-132

Lisa Hansson

Are we doing it wrong or do we expect too much? Forces that push authorities to become public transport designers pp. 133-139

David A. Eerdmans, Sebastiaan C.E. van Kooij, Didier M. van de Velde and Hans Westerink

Contracting regimes for bus services: What have we learnt after 20 years? pp. 140-144

David Hensher and John Stanley

Workshop report - Beyond competitive tendering pp. 145-151

Didier van de Velde and Arne Beck

The conflict between competition policy and the wider role of the local bus industry in Britain pp. 152-158

Peter R. White

New Zealand public transport procurement strategies in a new legislative environment pp. 159-163

Rachel Gibson

The 2008 New Zealand public transport management act: Rationale, key provisions, and parallels with the United Kingdom pp. 164-182

David P. Ashmore and Andrew D. Mellor

Commercial public bus transport services in Germany: How a market in motion struggles with its regulatory framework pp. 183-194

Arne Beck

Changing public transport governance in Dutch metropoles: To tender or not to tender pp. 195-203

Wijnand Veeneman

European rail reform and passenger services - the next steps pp. 204-211

Chris Nash

Impact of regulation on the performances of long-distance transport services: A comparison of the different approaches in Sweden and Norway pp. 212-218

Gunnar Alexandersson, Staffan Hultén, Nils Fearnley and Frode Longva

Workshop report - System development pp. 219-223

Wijnand W. Veeneman and John D. Nelson

Securing public values in public transport projects: Four Dutch cases on innovation pp. 224-230

Wijnand Veeneman and Joop Koppenjan

Comparing operator and users costs of light rail, heavy rail and bus rapid transit over a radial public transport network pp. 231-242

Alejandro Tirachini, David Hensher and Sergio Jara-Diaz

Recent developments in Flexible Transport Services pp. 243-248

John D. Nelson, Steve Wright, Brian Masson, Giorgio Ambrosino and Aristotelis Naniopoulos

Evaluation of a bus passenger information system from the users' point of view in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece pp. 249-255

Ioannis Politis, Panagiotis Papaioannou, Socrates Basbas and Nikolaos Dimitriadis

Putting our money to good use: Can we attract more passengers without increasing subsidies? pp. 256-260

Johan Holmgren

Competing for level of service in the provision of mobility services: Concepts, processes and measures pp. 261-274

Rosário Macário

Workshop report - Social inclusion pp. 275-279

Janet Stanley and Corinne Mulley

The place of transport in facilitating social inclusion via the mediating influence of social capital pp. 280-286

Janet Stanley, John Stanley, Dianne Vella-Brodrick and Graham Currie

Investigating links between transport disadvantage, social exclusion and well-being in Melbourne - Updated results pp. 287-295

Grahama Currie, Tony Richardson, Paul Smyth, Dianne Vella-Brodrick, Julian Hine, Karen Lucas, Janet Stanley, Jenny Morris, Ray Kinnear and John Stanley

Promoting social inclusion in a deregulated environment: Extending accessibility using collective taxi-based services pp. 296-303

Corinne Mulley

Economic appraisal of universal design in transport: Experiences from Norway pp. 304-311

James Odeck, Trine Hagen and Nils Fearnley

Outsourcing rural school transportation: A Brazilian handbook for practice at the municipal level pp. 312-318

Rodrigo Otavio Moreira da Cruz, Marianne Trindade Câmara, Joaquim José Guilherme de Aragão and Yaeko Yamashita

Workshop report - Public policy and transport pp. 319-322

John Preston and Kjell Jansson

Private funding and management for public interchanges in Madrid pp. 323-328

María Eugenia Lopez-Lambas and Andres Monzon

What's so funny about peace, love and transport integration? pp. 329-338

John Preston

Local public transport on the basis of social economic criteria pp. 339-345

Anders Ljungberg

Road pricing and parking policy pp. 346-353

Jan Owen Jansson

Workshop report - Public transport markets in development pp. 354-361

Brendan Finn and Jackie Walters

Is the bus transport contracting system in South Africa leading to trusting relationships between contracted parties? An analysis of funding issues and the impact on relations between government and operators pp. 362-370

Jackie Walters

Engaging paratransit on public transport reform initiatives in South Africa: A critique of policy and an investigation of appropriate engagement approaches pp. 371-378

Herrie Schalekamp and Roger Behrens

On the development of public transit in large cities pp. 379-386

Juan Carlos Muñoz and Louis de Grange

The regulatory cycle stalled? An assessment of current institutional obstacles to regulatory reform in the provision of road-based public transport in Cape Town, South Africa pp. 387-394

Peter Wilkinson

Analysis of the economic and social parameters of the Three-Wheeler Taxi service in Sri Lanka pp. 395-400

Amal S. Kumarage, Mahinda Bandara and Darshini Munasinghe

Rural school transportation in emerging countries: The Brazilian case pp. 401-409

Willer Luciano Carvalho, Rodrigo Otavio Moreira da Cruz, Marianne Trindade Câmara and Joaquim José Guilherme de Aragão