How prevalent are empty miles in freight trucking markets, and what are the economic frictions that contribute to empty miles? This study collected estimates of empty trips, empty miles, and backhaul probabilities...
Correctly pricing private vehicles and their use is paramount to building sustainable, safe, and equitable transportation systems. However, determining the “right” price – the combination of taxes on vehicle...
Linking trade and productivity: new research directions. Transportation policy and panterritorial pricing in Africa. The economics of farm fragmentation: evidence from Ghana and Rwanda. Project evaluation...
This report sets out the broad philosophical and methodological basis for the Bank's policy position on "Cost Recovery Policies for Public Sector Projects." The Bank has repeatedly urged its developing...
A transportation network model has been designed to simulate the traffic flows in a country taking the transportation system and shipping requirements as inputs. The output of the model is the system network...