Economics & Policy

The scope of the Economics and Policy Thematic Group is :

Transport policy evaluation to advance European sustainability, resilience and competitiveness
Cost-Benefit Analysis and social acceptance of emerging transport technologies/new mobility services
Socio-technical transition/societal changes and policy impact assessment
Competitive Business Models for Sustainable, Smart and Resilient Transport Deployment and Scalability
Financing transport, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and regulation

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Contribution and involvement in the TRA Conference 2022 Programme Committee Executive Board
Cooperation with the EC, the EIB and the UN at COP26 Glasgow (Sustainable Innovation Forum/Transportation innovation for net zero trajectories)
Participation in the EIB Workshop “Public consultation on the revision of the EIB’s Transport Lending Policy” (October 14, 2021)
E. Arsenio (TG moderator) guest speaker to the TPS special session “Growing and Improving Transport Planning Skills across Europe”, at ETC 2021, online
Participation to EC Workshops – Consultation workshop on the new EU urban mobility initiative: Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and Mobility Management (June 24, 2021)
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
International Transport Forum, Leipzig, 2013
Workshop on financial Instruments in cities in a period of recession, Amsterdam, October 2012