Standardization in Transportation Markets: A European Perspective

Manfred J. Holler , Günter Knieps and Esko Niskanen

No 151, Discussion Papers from VATT Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: The paper presents an overview of issues related to standardization in the European transportation market. The paper identifies current trends in the European transportation policy: deregulation in service markets, horizontal integration of infrastructures/networks, and vertical disintegration between network provision and service provision. The paper discusses fundamental questions of standardization in the context of transportation, starting with its relevant scope. The paper distinguishes between standardization to increase uniformity of products, services and policies, and standardization to increase compatibility at interfaces, by internalizing network effects and system effects (mix and match).

Keywords: Standardization, transportation, EU, Economic growth, Taloudellinen kasvu, International comparisons, Kansainväliset vertailut, Transport, Liikenne, Labor market and policies promoting economic growth, Työmarkkinat ja kasvua tukeva politiikka, F000 - International Economics: General, H540 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock, O100 - Economic Development: General, O300 - Technological Change; Research and Development: General, R400 - Transportation Systems: General, (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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