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- Link, Heike, et al.
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Cost allocation Practices in the European Transport Sector
- 2008
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This deliverable D1, Cost Allocation practices in the European Transport Sector, is one of two reports from WP1 - State of the art methodology and survey of existing practice. It summarises the existing practice of cost estimation and cost allocation in all modes of transport. Its purpose is to identify gaps and open issues in allocation methods which currently prevent the use of marginal cost figures in pricing, and to analyse the methodological background of available studies. As the whole CATRIN project, the focus is on infrastructure costs, e.g. on the costs of providing, maintaining, renewing and operating infrastructure. The second deliverable from WP1 provides the internal blueprint for the case studies to be conducted in CATRIN.
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- Link, Heike, et al.
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Infrastructure
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Ingår i: Measuring the Marginal Social Cost of Transport. - : Elsevier. - 0762310065 - 9780762310067 ; , s. 49-84
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Link, Heike, et al.
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Internal blueprint for case studies
- 2008
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The report highlights four important tasks for CATRIN. o To provide more evidence on the relationship between marginal cost (MC) and average cost (AC), i.e the cost elasticity. Ultimately this relationship will define the rate of cost coverage from marginal cost based charges. o To improve the knowledge on the shape of the cost curve (decreasing versus increasing). The shape of the MC curve will define the MC based price and rate of cost coverage for infrastructure with different levels of traffic demand and thus explain regional differences. o To increase the knowledge of marginal cost in relation to different vehicle types. For this differentiation the CATRIN case studies include a meta-analysis of engineering experience in the field of infrastructure deterioration. o To improve the comparability of results between different studies and ensure a clear classification of cost items included. An important characteristic of research on marginal cost estimation for infrastructure is the lack of sufficiently detailed data on the cost of maintaining, operating and renewing transport infrastructure as well as on the use of infrastructure across all modes of transport. It appears that for applying state-of-the-art estimation methods, researchers have to allocate a considerable bulk of time and resources to collect this type of data. This will also hold true for the CATRIN case studies. While a general improvement of the data situation is a task for the administrations in the sector and cannot be subject of a research project like CATRIN, the CATRIN case studies have to anticipate this problem and should care for a thorough documentation of data collection including a precise definition of the type of data collected.
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- Martin, Juan Carlos, et al.
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Allocation of infrastructure cost in the air transport sector
- 2008
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This report highlights the main results obtained in WP6 regarding the allocation of infrastructure cost in air transport sector. In this deliverable, it has been shown that there are important economies of scale in airport operations, and, thus, it can justify the current trend of capacity expansion programs observed in major hubs. For the year 2006, the range of estimated economies of scale varies between 4.36 and 1.23, with an average value of 1.75. A basic methodology was proposed in order to analyze the likely level of output at which the economies of scales would be exhausted. The industry's minimum efficient scale (MES) was calculated to be at 2.27 million ATM737. The most interesting conclusion to draw from this result is that, within the current technological frontier, the world's leading airports will continue to benefit from scale economies in the provision of infrastructure for air transportation and commercial activities until they reach between two or three times their current scales.
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