Economic and Transport Policy

Brief description

  • Economic effects of the transport system
  • Justification and evaluation of government intervention in the transport market
  • Transport policy objectives and instruments in Europe and Austria
  • Analysis of the effectiveness and efficiency of transport policy instruments
  • Conflict area science, planning & politics
  • Transformation processes
  • Current transport policy issues

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

  • Schwedes, O. (Hrsg.) (2018): Verkehrspolitik - Eine interdisziplinäre Einführung, Springer, Wiesbaden.
  • Apolte T. et al. (Hrsg.) (2019): Kompendium der Wirtschaftstheorie und Wirtschaftspolitik III.- Teil: Wirtschaftspolitik, Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden.
  • Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden (Hrsg.) (2013): Kompakt-Lexikon Wirtschaftspolitik - 3.200 Begriffe nachschlagen, verstehen, anwenden, Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden.
  • Cerwenka, P./Hauger, G./Hörl, B./Klamer, M. (2017): Einführung in die Verkehrssystemplanung; Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag, Wien.
  • Cerwenka, P./Hauger, G./Hörl, B./Klamer, M. (2007): Handbuch der Verkehrssystemplanung; Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag, Wien.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture and reflection, discussion of current issues related to transport and logistics, analysis of current transport programmes, connection of theory and practice

Assessment methods and criteria

Lecture and reflection, discussion of current issues related to transport and logistics; analysis of current transport programs, combining theory and practice

Prerequisites and co-requisites

-

Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Transport Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

2.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2024

Semester

2 SS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course students can

  • give an overview of the main tasks, players, goals, and instruments in the field of economic and transport policy (1)
  • describe the most important historical and current representatives of both disciplines and their schools of thought (1)
  • explain (2) and assess (5) the systemic interrelationships in the field of economic and transport policy and evaluate them in the context of diverging societal objectives (5)

Course code

0391-21-01-VZ-DE-15