• Economic appraisal of regulatory reform - checklist of issues
    The purpose of this brief note is to set out a checklist of issues which need to be considered when assessing the likely economic impact of regulatory reform. There is a great deal of relevant world literature,...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33944 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Laird, James ; MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, Peter
  • Notes on the economic evaluation of transport projects : fiscal impacts
    The Economic Evaluation Notes are arranged in three groups. The first group (TRN-6 to TRN-10) provides criteria for selection a particular evaluation technique or approach; the second (TRN-11 to TRN-17)...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33929 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John ; Laird, James
  • Customs modernization handbook
    This handbook aims to make a positive contribution to the efforts that many countries are undertaking to modernize their customs administrations. The handbook views a competent and well-organized customs...
    Type: Publication Report#: 31477 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: De Wulf, Luc [editor] ; Sokol, Jose B. [editor]
  • Has distance died? : evidence from a panel gravity model
    The estimated coefficient of distance on the volume of trade is generally found to increase rather than decrease through time using the traditional gravity model of trade. This distance puzzle proved robust...
    Type: Journal Article Report#: 77483 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Brun,Jean-Francois ; Carrere,Celine ; Guillaumont,Patrick ; De Melo,Jaime A. P.
  • Changing public and private food safety and quality requirements in Europe : challenges of fresh produce and fish exporters in developing countries - European Union Buyers Survey
    The World Bank has initiated surveys on Cost of Compliance for Standards on Trade to identify barriers, particularly those related to food safety aspects that developing countries face when exporting fresh...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: 37052 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Roth,Eva Annette Midling ; Van Roekel, Jan ; Willems,Sabine
  • Reform, commercialization and private sector participation in railways in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
    Railway reform in the ECA region provides a mixed picture. Seven countries could reasonably be described as 'high' reformers: Estonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic....
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: 33906 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Amos,Paul Frederick
  • Notes on economic evaluaiton of transport projects - when and how to use NPV, IRR, and modified IRR : Notes on economic evaluation of transport projects - when and how to use NPV, IRR, and modified IRR
    The Economic Evaluation Notes are arranged in three groups. The first group (TRN-6 to TRN-10) provides criteria for selection a particular evaluation technique or approach; the second (TRN-11 to TRN-17)...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33927 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Laird, James ; MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John
  • Low volume rural roads
    The objective of this note is to advise on an appropriate economic appraisal methodology that should be used for the assessment of Low Volume Rural Roads - that is roads upon which less than 200 motorized...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33941 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Mackie, Peter ; Nellthorp, John ; Laird, James
  • Trade, transport and telecommunications in the South Caucasus: current obstacles to regional cooperation
    This report discusses six studies on current issues and future prospects for Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia (the South Caucasus region) for trade flows, trade facilitation, roads, railroads, telecommunications...
    Type: Working Paper Report#: 35372 Date: January 1, 2005
  • Evaluation implications of sub-optimum pricing
    The note focuses on three specific ways in which sub-optimal pricing can impact on project benefits: 1) through congestion and overcrowding (Section 1); 2) through overpricing and loss of user benefits...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33943 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Laird, James ; MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John
  • Notes on the economic evaluation of transport projects
    In response to many requests for help in the application of both conventional cost benefit analysis in transport and addressing of the newer topics of interest, we have prepared a series of Economic Evaluation...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33926 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Laird, James ; MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John
  • Valuation of accident reduction
    The objective of this note is to advise on a desired and workable method that can be used to place values on accident reduction. The first section of this note identifies the need to categorize accidents...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33937 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Laird, James ; MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John
  • Where to use cost effectiveness techniques rather than cost benefit analysis
    Cost Benefit Analysis, and the measures of economic performance that can be derived from it (see Note 6: When and How to Use NPV, IRR and Adjusted IRR), is the preferred method for demonstrating the economic...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33930 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Laird, James ; MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John
  • Projects with a very long life
    This note address issues considering: what types of project typically have a very long life? Section 1: discusses the choice of appraisal period; Section 2: analyses the use of residual values; Section...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33938 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John ; Laird, James
  • Choosing formulas for market access negotiation : efficiency and market access considerations
    An important issue in multilateral trade negotiations is the approach taken to reduce tariffs. The authors believe that there are important advantages in formula approaches and survey a range of options...
    Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS3474 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Francois,Joseph ; Manole,Vlad ; Martin, Will
  • Results of railway privatization in Africa
    This review is designed to assist the development community and policy makers in other countries who may be contemplating railway privatization. The report is principally concerned with the results of...
    Type: Working Paper Report#: 36005 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Bullock,Richard G.
  • Risk and uncertainty analysis
    One statement that can confidently be made about any transport project is that the costs and benefits are uncertain. An important question is 'how uncertain'? By analyzing the risk and uncertainty which...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33928 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John ; Laird, James
  • Sources of operating costs
    Historically, road vehicle operating costs have tended to dominate highway economic appraisals in developing countries, due to the poor road surfaces that can occur there. The operating costs of railways...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33935 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Laird, James ; MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John
  • Treatment of pedestrian and non-motorised traffic
    Pedestrians and Non-Motorized Traffic vehicles (NMTs) are part of the complete transport scene and in some cases form a very important aspect of that scene. As with the motorized sector of the transport...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33942 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Laird, James ; MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John
  • Treatment of induced traffic
    Induced traffic can be an important part of the economic appraisal particularly when the objective of the investment is to stimulate economic development; it's importance, however, is not restricted to...
    Type: Brief Report#: 33932 Date: January 1, 2005 Author: Laird, James ; MACKIE, PETER J. ; Nellthorp, John
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