Arbeitspapier

Airport regulation: tackling congestion and environmental problems

This paper deals with alternative policy options for tackling congestion and environmental problems in the German airport sector. The starting point of the discussion is the planned privatisation of several airports in Germany, which is normally justified on productive efficiency grounds. However, when designing an appropriate airport policy, allocative efficiency must also be regarded, which means the efficient usage of existing facilities and timely investment in new capacity. Airport charges must not only reflect operational costs of infrastructure supply but also take account of the social costs of airport usage. This paper shows the inefficiency of the current regulatory rules for solving congestion and environmental problems and proposes alternative solutions, taking into account the need for planning stability not only for the airlines but also for the airports, which is a prerequisite for lowering the transaction costs of the air transport and infrastructure system.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Year: 1998 ; Kiel: Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW)

Classification
Wirtschaft
Subject
Luftverkehrspolitik
Flughafen
Privatisierung
Umweltbelastung
Verkehrsstau
Deutschland

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Wolf, Hartmut
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Kiel Institute of World Economics (IfW)
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
(where)
Kiel
(when)
1998

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Wolf, Hartmut
  • Kiel Institute of World Economics (IfW)
  • ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

Time of origin

  • 1998

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