ECC3760

Transport economics (6 points)

(BUS)

Leader:

Offered:
Not offered in 2003.

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%

Contact Hours: 2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial per week

Prerequisites: ECC2000

Prohibitions: ECC3764