50 Years of Transport Research: Experience Gained and Major Challenges Ahead, 16th International Symposium on Theory and Practice in Transport Economics

More than 300 experts meeting in Budapest sketched a broad overview of transport economics research since the inception of the ECMT in 1953 and mapped out the direction for future work.

Does investment in infrastructure contribute to economic growth? Is it possible to influence modal split? How does the competition principle apply in the transport sector? Do we have a supra-national regulatory authority? Which charging system should be applied? Is environmental sustainability the privilege of the public transport sector?

These urgent questions and other equally fundamental issues are addressed in this publication, which contains the 22 introductory reports to the discussions at the Symposium and a summary of the discussions themselves, delivering the very latest thinking on the contribution of research to transport policy formulation.

In this publication readers will find stimulating input for discussions on key current themes in transport economics