Economic Role of Transport Infrastructure: Theory and Models

ISBN-13: 9780128130964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 310 str.

Claudio Ferrari; Anna Bottasso; Maurizio Conti

Spis treści

1. Introduction2. Theoretical framework3. Empirical Approaches4. Empirical Evidence5. Current issues and conclusions

O autorze

Claudio Ferrari is Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, and member of the scientific board of the Italian Centre of Excellence for Integrated Logistics. He is also General Secretary of the Italian Society of Transport Economics and Logistics. His research focuses on transport economics, transport planning and regional economics, namely with regards to ports, and transport infrastructures. He has been published in top journals, including Elsevier's Transport Policy, Research in Transportation Business and Management, Research in Transportation Economics, and Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Anna Bottasso is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Genoa, and is a member of the Italian Centre of Excellence for Integrated Logistics. Her expertise includes industrial organization, regulation, transport, and applied economics. She has been published on various topics, such as efficiency and productivity measurement, economics of local public services and network industries, such as water and transport, in journals, including Elsevier's Transport Policy, and Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Maurizio Conti is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Genoa, and is a member of the Italian Centre of Excellence for Integrated Logistics. His expertise includes labor economics, industrial organization, regulation, transport and applied economics. He has been published on various topics, such as efficiency and productivity measurement, economics of local public services and network industries, such as water and transport, in journals, including Elsevier's Transport Policy, and Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Alessio Tei is a Lecturer in Maritime Economics at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. His research has focused on the relationship between transport systems and economic growth, including the role of specific transport Policy tools in promoting economic development. He has been published in several journals, including Elsevier's Transport Policy, and Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice.