TRA310 Transport Economics (Autumn 2025)
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible faculty:
- Avdeling for logistikk
- Campus:
- Molde
- Course Leader:
- Tassew Dufera Tolcha
- Teaching language:
- English
- Study level:
- {code=LN, name=Foundation courses, level I}
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
Contents
In Transport Economics, we study the use of resources in the transport sector, how transport costs effect travel behaviour and transport choices and how transport costs and the design of the transport system affects the rest of society.
The course aims at giving a thorough introduction to models that can be used in the analysis of demand and supply of different transport modes for passenger- as well as freight transport. In addition, the course will give an understanding of transport costs and their role in different markets. The course will also provide knowledge on the principles of optimal prizing in transport, including pricing of transport services under different conditions and the pricing of externalities. Furthermore, the course will give an introduction to Cost-Benefit analysis and its role in analysing changes in the transport sector.
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration
- Individual Study Courses/Part- time studies
- Exchange programme - Bachelor's level
Recommended knowledge
The student's learning outcomes after passing the exam
After the course, the student will:
- have knowledge and understanding of the analytical tools used in transport economic analysis
- be able to use the analytical tools in transport economics in the analysis of specific empirical problems
- be able to understand the how the government can affect the transport sector through different policy instruments
- be able to understand how transport policy and the transport system affect rest of society.
Forms of teaching and learning
Exam
- Form of assessment: School assessment
- Proportion: 60%
- Duration: 4 hours
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: Calculator with empty memory + general dictionary in mother tongue/Norwegian/English in paper version
- Form of assessment: Home assessment with presentation
- Proportion: 40%
- Duration: 1 semester
- Grouping: Group
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: All printed and written supporting material