ITLS Working Papers 2017: Recent submissions
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Airline Horizontal Mergers and Productivity: Empirical Evidence from a Natural Experiment in China
Published 2017-05-01The identification of possible efficiency gains is a core issue in the analysis of mergers. However, empirical studies are generally subject to bias caused by merger endogeneity. In the early 2000s, the Chinese government ...Working Paper -
Dynamic responses of freight operators to government policies: a latent curve modelling approach
Published 2017-12-01Using a unique dataset collected from Australian (urban) freight operators using an adaptive-dynamic simulation method, firms’ dynamic responses are modelled using latent curve models to investigate firms’ adaptation ...Working Paper -
A radical reappraisal of transport and land market basics
Published 2017-10-01The current foundation narrative of land transport service established in 1960s, focused on projections of existing demand, equilibrium models, and projects with feasibility based on the value of time savings exceeding ...Working Paper -
The Thredbo story: A journey of competition and ownership in land passenger transport
Published 2017-09-01This is a companion paper to Bray, Hensher, and Wong (2017), reviewing developments in public transport institutional reform, contract design and implementation over the past 30 years since the inception of the International ...Working Paper -
Mobility as a Service for the older population: a transport solution to land use changes in essential services?
Published 2017-10-01Land use changes in relation to everyday services are resulting in centralisation of local services from mixed land use town centres to single land use destinations on the edge of cities. Technology advances are disrupting ...Working Paper