Transport, Trade and Economic Growth - Coupled or Decoupled?: An Inquiry into Relationships between Transport, Trade and Economic Growth and into User ... Policy (Mobilitätsverhalten in der Freizeit)

This book combines approaches from economics as well as business administration to stimulate scientific discourse and support decision-makers. The first part of the book examines the relationship between transport and economic growth, and specifically, whether "decoupling" of transport and economic growth appears possible. Previously unavailable regional data for Italy and Germany were collected and analyzed. The results indicate that transport makes an important contribution to economic growth.