Blar i Transportøkonomisk institutt på tidsskrift "Transport Policy"
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A CO2-fund for the transport industry: The case of Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-02)Emissions from heavy trucks constitute a large and increasing share of Norwegian CO2-emissions. The Norwegian Green Tax Commission recently presented recommendations for emission reductions, largely confined to ‘sticks’, ... -
A comparative analysis of the effects of economic policy instruments in promoting environmentally sustainable transport
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-03-25)This paper presents a comparative analysis of the effects of economic policy instruments in promoting environmentally sustainable transport. Promoting environmentally sustainable transport is defined as follows: (1) Reducing ... -
Capacity reduction on urban main roads: How truck drivers adapted, and what effects and consequences they experienced
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-03)Urban freight transport is an important issue in sustainable mobility discussions. It constitutes a significant proportion of urban traffic, and expected negative impacts for urban freight transport can be arguments against ... -
Deregulation of the Norwegian long distance express coach market
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-19)This paper offers new insight to the effects of long distance express coach deregulation in Norway, which formally happened gradually between 1998 and 2003. We study data over a period that spans from the years prior to ... -
Environmental effects of a vehicle tax reform: Empirical evidence from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-14)In 2007, the Norwegian government reformed the vehicle registration tax in order toreduce the carbon intensity of the new car fleet by incentivizing the purchase of more fuel efficient cars. This paper identifies the impact ... -
Evaluation of traffic control measures in Oslo region and its effect on current air quality policies in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Urban air pollution is a challenge in several European cities. For most Norwegian cities, the major challenge is the reduction of the NO2 annual mean concentration in order to comply with the limit value in the European ... -
How can the notion of optimal speed limits best be applied in urban areas?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-26)This paper reviews estimates of optimal speed limits made in the past 30 years. A tendency is seen for optimal speed limits to become higher. In the most recent estimates made for Norway, the optimal speed limit was in no ... -
The impact of Universally accessible public transport–a before and after study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-27)The article studies the effects of universal design measures in public transport. It is based on an eva-luation conducted by the authors in 2010-2012 - a before and after study of measures partfunded by a Norwegian government ... -
Integrative climate leadership in multi-level policy packages for urban mobility - A study of governance systems in two Nordic urban regions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-14)This paper involves a comparative study of policymaking related to urban transport in the Gothenburg and Oslo regions. It sets out to show how strong climate leadership relates to the integration of policy measures and ... -
National goals and tools to fulfil them: A study of opportunities and pitfalls in Norwegian metagovernance of urban mobility
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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 ... -
Productivity growth in urban freight transport: An index number approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-18)Improvement of operational efficiency is a common goal of most governmental freight transport policies. Productivity and efficiency analysis consequently provides a sound knowledge base. This paper illustrates how axiomatic ... -
Standing in cost-benefit analysis of road safety measures: A case of speed enforcement vs. speed change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10-20)Elvik (2006) discussed the appropriateness of including the benefits that offenders get when violating traffic laws. While concluding that these benefits could not be given standing, Elvik resorted to argumentation from ... -
The climate, economic and equity effects of fuel tax, road toll and commuter tax credit
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-24)State-of-the-art travel demand models for Norway have been run with the aim of revealing the equity effects of selected policy measures for greenhouse gas abatement. The Oslo Intercity Regional Model, comprising roughly ...