Research and Transport Policy

Recherche et politique de transport

Alain Bonnafous ()

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Abstract: The question as to whether or not transport economics research provides the knowledge that policymakers need to come to properly informed decisions is a valid one. If it does not, then this is an initial shortcoming that has obvious drawbacks for effective decisionmaking. This first scenario and its implications are addressed in sections 1 and 2 below). A "yes" answer to this question is contingent upon meeting a number of requirements, which we outline in section 3. If this is indeed the case, i.e. if research is indeed delivering the information needed for sound decisionmaking, we still need to know whether decisionmakers understand the message that researchers are trying to get across to them. If they are not, we need to examine the reasons for this breakdown in communication and ways in which it might be remedied (section 4).

Keywords: Economic Transport; political decision; help with the decision; diffusion and use of the output of scientific research; dissemination of knowledge and transfer of scientific results; économie du transport; décision politique; aide à la décision; utilisation des résultats de la recherche; communication des résultats des recherches; prise en compte des résultats de la recherche scientifique; transferts de savoir (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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Published in Transport Economics Research and Policymaking. International seminar, Paris, 10-11 May 1999 = Recherche en économie des transports et décision politique. Séminaire international, Paris, 10-11 mai 1999, OECD = OCDE, pp.127-134, 1999, 9789264173842 (PDF) ; 9789282112496 (imprimé) ; 9789264273849 (PDF) ; 9789282122495 (imprimé)

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