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ECTRI TG Economics & Policy Webinar #18
May 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Presentations of the Webinar:
‘How much does railway infrastructure influence the modal shift from road to rail?’ by Stefanie Gaebler (German Centre for Rail Traffic Research – DZSF)
Abstract: We investigate the effects of train stations on private car ownership. We analyze the openings of more than 170 train stations in Germany between 2009 and 2022, comparing them to a control group of locations identified as potential candidates for new stations. The results indicate that car registrations per household permanently decline by 4 to 6 percent in the proximity of a newly opened train station.
Additionally, Dr. Gäbler will make a short introduction into the German Centre for Rail Traffic Research (DZSF) and a brief overview of other economic projects they are working on.
After the presentation you will have the opportunity to interact through the Q&A part.
Bio: Dr. Stephanie Gäbler is an economist with a focus on regional and transport economics and an interest in scientific policy advise. She received her Masters and PhD in Economics from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. She has been working in policy consulting for several years, first as a researcher at an Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich with a focus on regional economics and now at the German Centre for Rail Traffic Research (DZSF) at the Federal Railway Authority with a focus on rail transport analysis. Her current projects deal with the regional economic effects of rail access, the overall economic significance of the German railway sector, the market conditions for European night train services and the costs of commuting.
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