Transportøkonomisk institutt
Recent Submissions
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Socio-economic outcomes of COVID-19 on the marginalised: Who have taken the hardest hit?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-17)This article aims to examine the socioeconomic outcomes of COVID-19 for socially marginalised people who are clients of social care organisations (e.g. people experiencing homelessness), and the factors influencing these ... -
Exploring the general acceptance factor for shared automated vehicles: the impact of personality traits and experimentally altered information
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-04-09)Introduction: Shared automated vehicles (SAVs) could significantly enhance public transport by addressing urban mobility challenges. However, public acceptance of SAVs remains under-studied, particularly regarding how ... -
What can empirical utility functions tell us about the value of a statistical life?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-03-03)This paper explores how utility functions for income and health state can be applied in order to develop closed-form estimates of the value of a statistical life based on an assumption of utility maximisation. For utility ... -
E-bikes and travel behaviour change: systematic review of experimental studies with meta-analyses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-03-19)Transitioning from private cars to active modes of transport is key to reducing transport related greenhouse gases emissions and promoting physical activity. Electrically assisted bicycles, often referred to as e-bikes, ... -
Behavioral and intentional effects of providing personal emission information: An experimental approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-02-22)To achieve local and national climate goals, it is essential to explore new policy instruments. This article examines the effects of introducing a non-intrusive policy instrument aimed at reducing car use. Specifically, ... -
Motivational segments for trips along the high coast byway of Sweden: a study of local leisure excursions and domestic holidaymaking
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-15)This on-site study investigated local leisure travellers’ and domestic tourists’ motivations for taking trips along the High Coast of Sweden, a byway designated with brown signage as a national tourism route, responding ... -
Leisure traveller perceptions of iconic coastal and fjord countryside areas: Lush naturalness or remembrance of agricultural times past?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-12)Several iconic coastal and fjord landscapes in Northern Norway have undergone natural spontaneous regrowth of abandoned agricultural areas and pastureland. At the same time, recent public discourse has assumed that such ... -
Capability versus efficiency: contracting out park and road services in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-11)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the extent of, rationales for and outcomes of contracting out in the local road and park sectors in Norway. For understanding the use of contracting out in ... -
Fatigue in transport: a review of exposure, risks, checks and controls
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-20)Human fatigue continues to threaten safe transport. There are claims that employers of operators should do more to mitigate the risks, and several regulators are promoting fatigue-risk management in the context of safety ... -
A review of consumer preferences of and interactions with electric vehicle charging infrastructure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-09)This paper presents a literature review of studies that investigate infrastructure needs to support the market introduction of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). It focuses on literature relating to consumer preferences for ... -
Private and public willingness to pay for safety: A validity test
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-02)Stated preference (SP) methods are often used to elicit an affected population’s preferences for, e.g., increased safety or better environmental quality. SP methods are based on hypothetical market scenarios which have ... -
Cross-Border Cargo Transport to and From Norway: Who Undertakes It, and At What Cost?
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Analysing the influence of visible roadwork activity on drivers’ speed choice at work zones using a video-based experiment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-14)The present study used a video-based experimental design to investigate the influence of visible roadwork activity on speed preferences at work zones. Four videos from real work zones in Norway were used. Two roadwork areas ... -
Macroeconomic Influences on Recycling in Europe: An Econometric Investigation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-10)While the circular economy has garnered significant attention over the last two decades, few studies have explored the relationship between recycling and macroeconomic conditions. This paper aims to elucidate how macroeconomic ... -
The Scientific Foundation for Impacts Estimation in Transportation Appraisal: A Literature Review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-01)Public guide lines for transportation appraisal consider a wide range of impacts of spatial measures with focus on transportation investments. Although the appraisal frame works in the guide lines are based on a sub stantial ... -
The relationship of the city centre to its surroundings: Correlations between urban spatial structures and inhabitants' frequency of city-centre visits in four Norwegian cities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-22)Many cities seek to strengthen their city centre, and this paper contributes valuable insights for planners and decision-makers in this quest. Taking a comparative case-study approach, the study examines the assumed causal ... -
A comparison of actual and perceived risk of apprehension for speeding in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-18)This paper compares actual and perceived risk of apprehension for speeding in Norway. Actual risk of apprehension was estimated by relying on data on the number of citations for speeding and the percentage of vehicles ... -
Cross-comparison of three surrogate safety methods to diagnose cyclist safety problems at intersections in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-08)Relying on accident records as the main data source for studying cyclists’ safety has many drawbacks, such as high degree of under-reporting, the lack of accident details and particularly of information about the interaction ... -
Regional repercussions of new transport infrastructure investments: An SCGE model analysis of wider economic impacts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-31)In this article, we analyse the wider economic impacts (WEI) of a large number of planned Norwegian transport infrastructure projects. WEI are welfare effects caused by imperfections in markets adjacent to the transport ... -
Democratic anchorage and performance: Comparing two network approaches to land-use and transport-system development
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-28)This paper describes two Norwegian governance networks. While both address questions about land-use and transport, the ways in which they are democratically anchored differ. Starting out from goals set for climate-friendly ...
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