Thematic Groups - Economics and Policies

The scope of the Economics and Policy Thematic Group is : Policy analyses e.g. scenarios, foresights, Cost benefit analyses, Public Private Partnership, Pricing and externalities

Achievements

- Publication of Position Papers

• ECTRI suggestions for the third Work Programme (2018-2020) in the field of “TRANSPORT ECONOMICS & POLICY”, October 2016
• ECTRI suggestions for the second Work Programme (2016-2017) in the field of “TRANSPORT ECONOMICS & POLICY”, November 2014
• Input to FP7 Work-programme updates, December 2009
• Contributions to ERTRAC SRA and roadmaps, 2010-2012
• Answer to EIB Consultation on Transport Lending Policy, June 2011
• Paper on “Research needs on the field of transport funding, procurement and Public Private Partnerships”, December 2012
• Suggestions to first Horizon 2020 Work-Programmes, May 2013

- Participation in European Advisory Group

• Member of ERTRAC WG on Safety

- Participation in Conferences

• Workshop on financial Instruments in cities in a period of recession, Amsterdam, October 2012
• International Transport Forum, Leipzig, 2013
• Two Invited Sessions at TRA 2014 on - “Passenger travel behaviour changes in cities and metropolitan areas: What are the emerging challenges to transport policy in Europe?” ; on –“Towards an Efficient Roads Safety Public Policy? Insights from Economic Theory (part 1) and Case Studies (part 2), Paris, April 2014

- EU funded projects

• CLOSER (2011), TEA COST Action (2012)

Moderator: Elisabete Arsenio (LNEC) Rapporteurs: Odile Heddebaut (IFSTTAR), Anu Tuominen (VTT) and Petra Wagner (AIT) TG composition: 41 experts from 26 Institutes