Analytical Transport Economics

An International Perspective

Transport Economics, Management and Policy series

Edited by Jacob B. Polak, Emeritus Professor of Transport Economics, University of Groningen and former Lecturer in Transport Economics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands and the late Arnold Heertje, formerly Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Analytical Transport Economics opens with a critical examination and overview of the scope of transport economics. Next, the production of transport, travel demand, transport externalities and transport markets are thoroughly analysed. The distinguished group of contributors then examine transport policy, both regarding infrastructure and transport markets. Specific attention is paid to the role of government after deregulation and to the transport policy of the European Union. Transport infrastructure is also analysed in view of its effects on the wider economy. Finally, the role of transport in a number of more specific situations is considered, that is in an urban environment, in transitional economies and in developing economies.

‘The book is a coherent and well-structured sequence of expositions. It is comprehensive in its coverage of analytical approaches and issues . . . The contributions have been carefully edited and cross-referenced, and should be accessible to a wide audience. The key analytical, empirical and policy research issues currently facing the discipline are flagged throughout. The result is an impressive volume that contributes much to the academic and policy-oriented literature in transport.’
– Aisling Reynolds-Feighan, Papers in Regional Science

‘. . . the book will be found to be most useful to advanced students.’
– International Journal of Transport Economics