The effect of high-speed technology on European railway productivity growth

Journal of Rail Transport Planning and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 80-88

  Couto, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Embodied technological progress; High speed technology; Productivity growth; Railways

Indexed keywords

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; RAILS;

EMBODIED TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; HIGH SPEED; OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS; OUTPUT PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; RAILWAYS; THEORETICAL EXPRESSION;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 84862834134     PISSN: 22109706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrtpm.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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