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The economic effects of tensions in energy transportation 能源运输紧张局势的经济影响

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Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101598

Hugo Morão

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Evolution of bus rapid transit concepts in Sub-Saharan Africa: towards lighter design and incremental deployment 撒哈拉以南非洲地区快速公交概念的演变：走向轻量化设计和增量部署

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Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101604

Alison Chetty, Christoffel Venter

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A risk and ESG approach to assessing the barriers to modernization and cooperative formation in informal public Transportation: Case of philippine jeepney sector 非正式公共交通现代化与合作形成障碍的风险与ESG评估方法：以菲律宾吉普尼行业为例

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Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101602

Mark Angelo Y. Tacderas , Erris Sanciangco , Noriel Christopher Tiglao

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Dissecting gender differences in Commute wellbeing and Quality of life interaction in a developing country context 在发展中国家背景下剖析通勤幸福感和生活质量互动中的性别差异

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Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101599

Rimpi Baro, K.V. Krishna Rao, Nagendra R. Velaga

{"title":"Dissecting gender differences in Commute wellbeing and Quality of life interaction in a developing country context","authors":"Rimpi Baro, K.V. Krishna Rao, Nagendra R. Velaga","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101599","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101599","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The existing literature on commuting and overall wellbeing lacks a strong gender perspective, with only gender distinctions in analyses. Hence, this study implemented a robust gender-based approach to analyzing commute wellbeing (CWB) and Quality of life (QoL) interaction to identify distinct relationships, if any, between men and women. This study examined the gender differences in the impact of commute characteristics, residence zone characteristics, and personal characteristics on CWB and how CWB and all these aspects further influence their QoL using multi-group confirmatory factor analysis and multi-group structural equation modeling. Data was collected from 1431 commuters through an extensive revealed preference survey in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India. Results indicate that CWB influenced QoL positively for both genders, but the effect was less pronounced for women. Commute time, waiting time, and commute discomfort negatively influenced CWB. Commute cost significantly influenced men's CWB and QoL. Commute discomfort negatively influenced women's QoL. Commute mode negatively impacted men's QoL but positively affected women's. The residence zone's greater access to public transport stops reduced men's CWB and women's QoL. Greater access to employment opportunities increased men's CWB and women's QoL. The policy implications emphasize integrating life domains through transport to improve women's QoL.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 101599"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144481461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Quantifying an Airline's brand Image: The Ryanair disutility effect 量化航空公司的品牌形象：瑞安航空的负效用效应

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Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101600

Christos Evangelinos , Stefan Tscharaktschiew , Andy Obermeyer

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Gender differences in commuting distance: A temporal analysis of changes and (Un)explained gaps 通勤距离的性别差异：变化的时间分析和（不）解释差距

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Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101597

Elisabeth Lång , Maria Börjesson

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Using synthetic control method to evaluate the effect of a competitor's entry into high-speed rail market 运用综合控制方法评价竞争对手进入高铁市场的影响

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Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101560

Evgeniia Shtele , Paolo Beria

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Combining Bayesian hierarchical modeling with matched pair sampling for exploring gender differences in driver injury severity 结合贝叶斯分层模型和配对抽样研究驾驶员损伤严重程度的性别差异

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Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101596

Zijun Wang , Lu Ma , Laura Eboli , Gabriella Mazzulla

{"title":"Combining Bayesian hierarchical modeling with matched pair sampling for exploring gender differences in driver injury severity","authors":"Zijun Wang , Lu Ma , Laura Eboli , Gabriella Mazzulla","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101596","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101596","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Gender equality is fundamental for achieving inclusive growth of the global community. To promote gender equality, challenges in designing inclusive and gender-sensitive public policies must be launched. For example, understanding gender differences in traffic safety is important for aiming to an equitable transportation system. Over the years, significant improvements have been made in vehicle safety technology, road design and crash test standards; however, systematic gender differences in injury severity persist. Literature shows contrasting findings concerning the effect of gender on crash injury severity. It seems that conflicting evidence is mainly due to confounding factors and unobserved heterogeneity in crashes. To examine gender differences in driver injury severity, this study proposes an innovative approach based on combination of matched pair sampling with Bayesian hierarchical modeling, analyzing 2022 police-reported motor vehicle crash data. Specifically, naturally occurring pairs of male and female drivers in two-vehicle crashes are analyzed. Results suggests that females face a higher risk of injury severity, but this gender difference seems less obvious when alcohol/drugs are involved. These findings highlight the need to develop safety policies oriented to minimize the gap, e.g. revising vehicle safety standards to better protect females, developing gender-sensitive safety interventions, and promoting effective driver training programs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 101596"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144222408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Establishing a framework of support to scale in mobility as a Service: Consolidated insights from the literature on potential governance frameworks 建立支持在移动即服务中扩展的框架：从潜在治理框架的文献中获得的综合见解

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Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101583

Thiranjaya B. Kandanaarachchi, John D. Nelson, David A. Hensher, Corinne Mulley, Edward Wei, Chinh Ho

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Introduction vs. price change of road toll – a panel data analysis of revealed preferences 引入与价格变化的道路收费-揭示偏好的面板数据分析

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Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101592

Stian Brosvik Bayer , Stefan Flügel

{"title":"Introduction vs. price change of road toll – a panel data analysis of revealed preferences","authors":"Stian Brosvik Bayer , Stefan Flügel","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101592","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101592","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cordon-based congestion charging systems effectively reduce traffic, with initial implementations often achieving 15–20 % reductions in vehicle volumes, as observed in Singapore, London, and Stockholm. However, subsequent toll increases typically produce much smaller elasticities, a phenomenon known as \"Large Elasticity at Introduction\" (LEI). This suggests that introducing tolls on previously free roads triggers stronger behavioral responses than adjusting toll rates on already tolled roads.</div><div>This study explores LEI using mode-choice data from a panel of 2814 commuters in the Stavanger urban area, collected before and after substantial changes to the toll-cordon system in October 2018. Employing random utility models, we test linear and log-transformed cost specifications to investigate the roles of diminishing sensitivity and the zero-price effect.</div><div>Our findings indicate that diminishing sensitivity to cost, captured by a log-transformed specification, is more critical to explaining LEI than a strict zero-price discontinuity. Real-world data confirm strong responses to new tolls at city-center cordons (16–18 % traffic reductions) but weaker responses at previously tolled municipal borders (4 %). These results emphasize that LEI is largely driven by non-linear cost sensitivity, suggesting that introducing low tolls in areas with robust modal alternatives can achieve substantial congestion reductions without requiring steep price hikes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 101592"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144222407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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