Transport and Economic Development – Report of Round Table 119

Author ECMT
ECMT - European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Other authors
Herbert Baum
Judith Kurte
Institut fuer Verkehrswissenschaften an der Universitaet zu Koeln, Germany
Year
2002
Region
In the territorial limits of the Alpine Convention.
Country
eu (Europe without alps)
Publication type
reviewed
Topics

Abstract
Transport policy decisions affect the mobility of populations and businesses and thereby influence prosperity, growth in GDP and employment across the economy. The effects are twofold: 1) Increasing economic development causes more traffic. 2) The mobility of people and good is a precondition for greater productivity and economic growth.
Journal / Publisher / Institution
Economic Research Centre
Issue / Volume / Number
Round Table 119
Further information
Transport and Economic Development – Report of Round Table 119 ECMT2002_Transport-EconomicDevelopment