Browsing TØI Vitenarkiv by Author "Wangsness, Paal Brevik"
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A review of guidelines for including wider economic impacts in transport appraisal
Wangsness, Paal Brevik; Rødseth, Kenneth Løvold; Hansen, Wiljar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-09)In this paper we examine how 23 industrialised countries treat wider economic impacts (WEIs) in transport appraisals. We identify 12 different types of impacts based on these countries’ appraisal guidelines. Agglomeration ... -
Balancing public goods in agriculture through safe minimum standards
Bullock, David S.; Mittenzwei, Klaus; Wangsness, Paal Brevik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01-22)We develop a general framework in which public goods are conflicting (complementary) if an increase in the provision of one public good raises (lowers) the marginal cost of providing another public good. The framework is ... -
Decomposing growth in Norwegian seaport container throughput and associated air pollution
Rødseth, Kenneth Løvold; Schøyen, Halvor; Wangsness, Paal Brevik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-19)While policy makers worldwide view maritime transport as a sustainable alternative to road freight transport, increased cargo volumes by sea inevitably boost activities in ports that are in the proximity of where people ... -
Environmental and transport effects of warehouse relocationing: evidence from Norway
Pinchasik, Daniel Ruben; Hovi, Inger Beate; Wangsness, Paal Brevik; Tennøy, Aud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-17)Reducing traffic volumes and CO2-emissions from freight transport has proven difficult in many countries. Although the increasing suburbanization of warehouses is seen as a relevant land use trend, comprehensive analyses ... -
Experiences with capacity reductions on urban main roads – rethinking allocation of urban road capacity?
Tennøy, Aud; Wangsness, Paal Brevik; Aarhaug, Jørgen; Gregersen, Fredrik Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-28)This paper presents results from a study concerning effects and consequences of a temporary (one year) capacity reduction on an urban main road tunnel in Oslo, Norway. The main findings are that reduction of the road ... -
How do economies of density in container handling operations affect ships’ time and emissions in port? Evidence from Norwegian container terminals
Rødseth, Kenneth Løvold; Wangsness, Paal Brevik; Schøyen, Halvor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-20)Efficient port services are prerequisites for competitive and sustainable maritime transports. This paper makes advances in studying the determinants of the time that ships spend in port and the associated emissions to ... -
How to road price in a world with electric vehicles and government budget constraints
Wangsness, Paal Brevik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-13)In this paper we examine what characterizes second-best road prices targeting external costs from driving electric (EV) and conventional (ICEV) vehicles when there are distortionary labor taxes and binding government budget ... -
Port efficiency and emissions from ships at berth: application to the Norwegian port sector
Rødseth, Kenneth Løvold; Wangsness, Paal Brevik; Schøyen, Halvor; Førsund, Finn R (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-03)This paper explores how port efficiency affects the time that ships spend in port and therefore their atmospheric emissions whilst berthed. While the literature on port productivity and efficiency measurement largely ignores ... -
Vehicle choices and urban transport externalities. Are Norwegian policy makers getting it right?
Wangsness, Paal Brevik; Proost, Stef; Rødseth, Kenneth Løvold (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-15)Norway has the world’s highest share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in its passenger car fleet, thanks to a set of policies that has included high purchase taxes for fossil fueled cars, and no tolls, no VAT, and free ...