0. TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
(MPE_TREN)


Transport economics
•Transport Economics explores the efficient use of society’s scarce resources for the movement of
people and goods. •Its numerous case studies illustrate the economic principles, discuss testable
hypothesis, analyse econometric results, and examine each study’s implications for public policy.
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Course
1.Transport markets
2.Demand elasticity
3.Transport demand issues
4.Costs
5.
5.Competition 1
6.Competition 2
7.Ownership 1
8.Ownership 2
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•9. Regulation
•10. Pricing
•11. Appraisal
•12. Forecasting

Empirical Project
•The major task will be to write an empirical project in transport economics. •See – materials in
IS (Empirical Project, How to Write a Paper in Economics, Writing Tips, The Best Empirical Projects
in TREN 2015-2017)
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Course Evaluation
•25% - class attendance
•25% - class activity
•25% - written exam
•25% - defence of an empirical project

Contact
•Zdeněk Tomeš
•tomes@econ.muni.cz