Transportøkonomisk institutt
Recent Submissions
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Travel discontinuities, enforced holidaying-at-home and alternative leisure travel futures after COVID-19
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-14)The paralysis of global tourism caused by COVID-19 made it possible to conduct a unique and nearly real-time online survey to investigate adaptations and reactions to sudden severe leisure travel restrictions among residents ... -
Comparing the Scandinavian automobile taxation systems and their CO2 mitigation effects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-04)Despite their similarities, Scandinavian countries have adopted starkly different automobile tax regimes. The Danish system entails very high and convex tax rates with moderate CO2 differentiation. In Norway, tax rates are ... -
Mechanisms behind COVID-19 scepticism among socially marginalised individuals in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-08)Homeless and materially disadvantaged people are considered particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. So far, there is no systematic knowledge about how the homeless and materially disadvantaged people perceive the ... -
Kan regional utdanning hjelpe mot sentralisering?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-19)Halvparten av befolkningsveksten de siste 25 årene har skjedd i Oslo og Viken. Det er neppe en politisk ønsket utvikling. For å motvirke utviklingen har flere offentlige ekspertutvalg foreslått å desentralisere høyere ... -
Using the future wheel methodology to assess the impact of open science in the transport sector
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-12)Open Science enhances information sharing and makes scientific results of transport research more transparent and accessible at all levels and to everyone allowing integrity and reproducibility. However, what future impacts ... -
Innovation and long-term planning in public policy: the case of national road safety plans in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-16)Vision Zero was adopted as the long-term ideal for transport safety in Norway in 2001.Starting in 2002, national road safety action plans covering a period of four years have been developed.This paper identifies innovative ... -
Public Transport Use on Trip Chains: Exploring Various Mode Choice Determinants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-06)The purpose of the study is to explore the relative influence of different measures of accessibility, public transport quality and local density on trip chain mode choice. This study uses data from the National Travel ... -
Carbon dioxide mitigation from public procurement with environmental conditions: The case of short-sea shipping in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-24)We investigate the potential for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission cuts for the Norwegian short-sea (domestic) maritime segments of express boats, offshore support vessels, and aquaculture support vessels in comparison to ... -
“Game over” for autonomous shuttles in mixed traffic? Results from field surveys among pedestrians and cyclists on how they interact with autonomous shuttles in real-life traffic in Norway
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Tax regimes, investment subsidies and the green transformation of the maritime industry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-21)Maritime nations aim at establishing an environmentally sustainable shipping industry by 2050. We use insight from real options theory to target tax reforms that may facilitate the industry’s transformation to sustainability. ... -
Noise pollution of container handling: External and abatement costs and environmental efficiency
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-04)While previous studies have pointed to their economic significance, terminal operations are frequently ignored in transport appraisal and policy analysis. This paper develops a generic model framework for estimating noise ... -
E-scooters and public transport – Complement or competition?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-31)The rapid deployment of shared electric scooters (e-scooters) has resulted in much attention from the public and regulators. In this paper we look at what role e-scooters have in the mobility system in Oslo, Norway. Previous ... -
The 1990 to 2020 Technology Innovation System (Tis) Supporting Norway's Bev Revolution
(Journal article, 2022-03-19)Entrepreneurial activities, the establishment of the EV Association BEV-actor network, and incentives for BEVs, slowly formed the BEV TIS from scratch from 1990. Resources lacked from the outset, but THINK managed to ... -
Safety of horizontal curves on rural two-lane roads in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-19)Horizontal curves are found on all roads. The relationship between the characteristics of horizontal curves and the number of accidents is complex and no previous study has included all factors that are potentially influential ... -
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on socially marginalised women: Material and mental health outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-06)There is little knowledge about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people who are socially marginalised, including individuals who face barriers when attempting to access services such as social safety nets, the labour ... -
Universal design for people with psychosocial disabilities – The effect of COVID-19
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-03)We have examined how COVID-19 impacted travel behaviour for people with psychosocial disabilities, identified key barriers when using public transport, and examined how a broad understanding of universal design can be used ... -
Shadow pricing of electricity generation using stochastic and deterministic materials balance models
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-17)Marginal abatement cost is an essential input to optimal environmental policies. Shadow pricing has become a popular method for estimating abatement costs subject to parsimonious data requirement. This paper provides a ... -
Price and competition in emerging shared e-scooter markets
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-07)The rapid deployment of shared dockless electric scooters (e-scooters) has resulted in attention from the public and regulators. Recurring issues include fleet size and the number of operators in the market. In this paper ... -
Planning for climate-friendly transport in Norwegian rural areas
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-31)This paper addresses how local land-use planning can facilitate climate-friendly transport in rural areas. Studies were conducted in four Norwegian municipalities with populations between 4400 and 10,600. 11% of the country’s ... -
Public transport competitiveness vs. the car: Impact of relative journey time and service attributes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-10)In order to give empirically based policy advice on public transport (PT) competitiveness, we have studied revealed mode choice for commuting trips. This has been done by combining data on mode choice from the Norwegian ...
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