3rd MC-ICAM Seminar, 2-3 September 2002, Helsinki

Evaluation of Alternative Strategies to Implementing Marginal Cost /
Cost Responsive Pricing in Transport

  Seminar programme (PDF)

  The following presentations are available to download (pdf format):

  WELCOME & BACKGROUND

• Esko Niskanen (ITS): Welcome & Short Introduction to MC-ICAM
• Catharina Sikow (EC DGTREN): Recent Policy Developments at the European Commission

  SESSION I

• Esko Niskanen (ITS): Definition of Implementation Path and Other Key Issues
• Richard Arnott (Boston College): State of the Art of Theory

  SESSION II

• Nick Marler (ITS): Key Barriers and Suggested Implementation Paths
• André de Palma (adpC): Introduction to Modelling Implementation Paths in Urban Transport
• André de Palma (adpC), Paavo Moilanen (Strafica) and Arild Vold / Jardar Andersen (TOI):
  Practical Model Specific Issues and Expected Results
  Paris Case Study by de Palma & Lindsey & Kilani, Oslo Case Study by Arild Vold
• Stef Proost (KUL): Examples of TRENEN URBAN Output on Implementation Paths
• Richard Arnott (Boston College): Comment
• Marco Marini (University of Urbino), Comment

  SESSION III

• Nicole Adler (HUJI): Key Barriers and Suggested Implementation Paths
• Dirk Henstra (TNO): Introduction to Modelling Implementation Paths in Interurban Transport
• Dirk Henstra (TNO): Ying Jin (MEAP) and Arild Vold / Jardar Andersen (TOI): Practical Model Specific Issues and Expected Results
• Megan Khoshyaran (KUL): Decisions on Road Freight Tolls: Country versus EU Perspectives
• Francis Cheung (Ministry of Transport, the Netherlands): Comment

  SESSION IV

• Bruno De Borger (UFSIA/KUL): Importance of Intersectoral and Multigovernmental Aspects
• Stef Proost (KUL): Freight Tax Reform in the Presence of Distortions in the Rest of the Economy
• Andreas Kopp (OECD): Comment
• Gunnar Eriksson (Ministry of Industry, Sweden): Comment

  SESSION V

• Jens Schade (TUD): Political Acceptability as Criterion for Implementation Paths: Urban and Interurban Road
• Nicole Adler (HUJI): Political Acceptability as Criterion for Implementation Paths: Rail, Air and Water Transport
• Edoardo Marcucci, University of Urbino, Italy, Comment

  SESSION VI - ROUNDTABLE

• Burkhard Huckestein, Federal Environmental Agency (UBA), Germany, Comment
• Francis Cheung, Ministry of Transport, the Netherlands, Comment

   For further information please contact MC-ICAM Project Coordinator, Esko Niskanen