ITLS Working Papers: Recent submissions
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Comparative Assessment of Zero Emission Electric and Hydrogen Buses in Australia
Published 2021The pace of electrification for public transit bus fleets is accelerating internationally. Clear targets have been established by transport policymakers to achieve a zero-emission bus target as early as 2030 in some ...Working Paper -
What does the Quantum of Working from Home do to the Value of Commuting Time used in Transport Appraisal?
Published 2021The need to recognise and account for the influence of working from home on commuting activity has never been so real as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given a recognition that WFH activity during the pandemic has ...Working Paper -
Forecasting Automobile Gasoline Demand in Australia Using Machine Learning-based Regression
Published 2021We use a variant of machine learning (ML) to forecast Australia’s automobile gasoline demand within an autoregressive and structural model. By comparing the outputs of the various model specifications, we find that training ...Working Paper -
Riding the Storm: Humanising Our Response to Induced Global Warming
Published 2021Climate change is a complex challenge. Addressing it successfully requires a mindset that draws directly from the heart of what makes us human. Our moral responsibilities to each other, future generations and the planet ...Working Paper -
Unlocking Public Procurement as a Tool for Place-Based Industrial Strategy
Published 2021The Global Financial Crisis and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the perils of industrial atrophy and spatial inequality rampant within advanced economies. Despite growing interest in lifting economic ...Working Paper