Objective
Traditional models of transport networks ignore the existence and strategic behaviour of large actors who are often active in transport markets. Examples of such large actors are private infrastructure or service operators, insurance companies, or vehicle manufacturers. Both for positive and normative analyses, this omission can lead to substantial errors, and therefore to seriously biased policy evaluations and recommendations. The reason is that such actors will have their own objectives to pursue, while their market power gives them ample opportunity to influence market outcomes through strategic behaviour. Ignoring their behavioural responses to policy changes therefore leads to a wrong prediction of the policy s optimal design as well as its impacts. An important reason why they are nevertheless usually ignored is the analytical and numerical complexity of transport network models in which large actors, with strategic behaviour, are active. This project seeks to develop such models. Specific applications will include models of road transport networks allowing for private road operators, vehicle manufacturers, and insurance companies; models of urban taxi markets; and networks models for public transport and aviation. Although applying to different cases, these models will have important methodological characteristics in common, particularly in that they apply multilevel optimization techniques for (transport) network models that account for strategic behaviour of and interactions between large actors. We will investigate how this behaviour affects the formation of network equilibria in transport markets, as well as the impacts and (second-best) optimal design of transport policies.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- engineering and technology mechanical engineering vehicle engineering
- social sciences social geography transport public transport
You need to log in or register to use this function
We are sorry... an unexpected error occurred during execution.
You need to be authenticated. Your session might have expired.
Thank you for your feedback. You will soon receive an email to confirm the submission. If you have selected to be notified about the reporting status, you will also be contacted when the reporting status will change.
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
ERC-2009-AdG
See other projects for this call
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Host institution
1081 HV Amsterdam
Netherlands
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.