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TRANSPORT ECONOMICS I

Titolo corso in inglese: TRANSPORT ECONOMICS I

Academic Year: 2007/2008

Course code: E83002

Crediti: 5.00

Reference Sector: SECS-P/06

Prof: Mario VOLPE

Where: TV

Semester/trimester: 2

Livello laurea: Specialistica

Previsto nei piani di studio dei seguenti corsi di laurea:

  • ECONOMIA DEGLI SCAMBI INTERNAZIONALI - SP - 1 anno

Appelli

Sessione Appello Scritto Orale
1-2008 1 11/01 15:00 aula 11
1-2008 2 25/01 15:00 aula 11
1-2008 3 7/02 15:00 aula 8
3-2008 1 18/06 9.30 aula 3
3-2008 2
3-2008 3
4-2008 1 3/09 ore 14.00 aula 3
4-2008 2
4-2008 3

Contents:

Educational Goal:
At the end of the course, the student will acquire an adequate knowledge on the majoreconomic topics in transport analysis. A special focus is devoted to the linkages among transport and logistic
and the productive internationalisation.
Contents:
Introduction to transport economics
Demand for transportation goods
Supply of transportation goods
Pricing and regulating policies
Infrastructures
Externalities and evaluation
Logistic and firm localisation
Transport and logistic within the international fragmentation of prodution
Recommended Reading List:
Button, K.J., 1993, Transport Economics, Chaps. 1,2,3,4 and 5. McCann, Philip, 1998, The economics of
industrial location: A logistics-costs approach, Springer (selected parts).
Assessment:
Written examination. The students will be asked to present a short paper on some relevant issueof the course.

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