ECC3760

Transport economics

(BUS)

Not offered in 2002

6 points + 2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial per week + First or second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: ECC2000 + Prohibition: ECC3764

Synopsis: Role of transport in the economy; the determinants of demand for passenger and freight transport services; cost characteristics of various modes, pricing of private and publicly owned transport; urban transport problems; business logistics; evaluation of transport projects; regulation, deregulation and privatisation.

Assessment: Mid-semester quiz: 30% + Tutorial exercises: 20% + Examination (2 hours): 50%