Zdeněk Tomeš

Modely a metody regulace konkurenčního prostředí na trhuželezničních dopravních služeb.

Kniha podava souhrnný přehled o soucasnem stavu teoretickeho poznani a modelovani v oblasti fungovani a regulace intermodalni a intramodalni konkurence na trhu železnicnich dopravnich služeb s důrazem na evropske realie a o metodach detekce poruseni regulacnich pravidel a možnostech aplikace napravných opatřeni. Kapitoly obsahuji komentovaný souhrn teoretických konceptů dane problematiky založený na resersi publikovaných odborných textů a přiklady využiti popisovaných metod na zakladě vlastniho výzkumu autorů knihy. Prvni kapitola se zabýva soucasným stavem teoretickeho poznani v oblasti zavaděni konkurence na evropských, původně statnich, monopolnich trzich železnicni dopravy a dale praktickou implementaci železnicnich reforem v clenských zemich EU. Druha kapitola shrnuje kvantitativni techniky použitelne pro empiricke zkoumani stavu a intenzity konkurence na železnici a modelovani poptavky po železnicni dopravě; v zavěrecne casti kapitoly je provedena komparativni analýza jednotlivých modelových přistupů na zakladě dat evropských železnicnich dopravců. Ve třeti kapitole jsou představeny mikroekonomicke přistupy k modelovani struktury odvětvi železnicni dopravy, cenove regulaci a investic do infrastruktury s aplikaci statickeho a dynamickeho efektu režimů regulace. Ctvrta kapitola popisuje metody vymezovani relevantniho trhu na zakladě SSNIP testu, cenových testů, analýzy kriticke ztraty a spotřebitelských setřeni a analyzuje specifika tzv. bidding markets; v zavěru kapitoly je provedena prakticka aplikace vymezeni relevantniho trhu v osobni železnicni dopravě. Pata kapitola se zabýva geografickými přistupy k modelovani železnicniho dopravniho trhu a aplikaci geograficke metody vymezeni relevantniho trhu. Posledni, sesta kapitola dava přehled o využiti dřive popsaných metod ve skutecných postupech soutěžnich autorit ve vzorových zemich Velke Britanii a Německu a o aplikaci soutěžni politiky Evropskou komisi.

Open Access Passenger Rail Competition – Round Table Report

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High-Speed Rail for Central and Eastern European Countries: A Conference Report

Abstract The European transport strategy promotes the role of railways and expects that the key role in passenger transport should be played by high-speed rail (HSR). Although the core network of high-speed lines has already been built and is operating in Western Europe, there has been little coverage so far in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The aim of the conference “High-Speed Rail for CEE Countries” that took place in Prague in June 2016 was to put together academics, policy-makers, and practitioners interested in HSR and to formulate recommendations for CEE countries based on West European countries’ experience. Based on the conference presentations and subsequent discussion, the following conclusions were formulated. Firstly, there are many crucial differences in national HSR build-up and operation, which means that former experience of Western Europe is not directly applicable to CEE countries. Secondly, in comparing presentations discussing experiences in France, Britain, Italy, and Germany, it was concluded that the German approach-upgrading existing lines where possible and only building new lines for bottleneck sections-was the most likely appropriate solution in CEE. Lastly, CEE has the additional problem of many border crossings, with a reduction of traffic in comparison with purely domestic routes, and this effect has to be taken into account.

Standards of Transport Services - Central Strategy versus Regional Priorities - Workshop Report of the 9th Telč Seminar

On a traditional autumn date, 6 and 7 November 2014, the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Administration of the Masaryk University in Brno in cooperation with the Institute of International Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles University in Prague (both Czech Republic) organized 9th Telc Seminar, which took place in the University Centre of the Masaryk University in Telc (Czech Republic). The main topic of the seminar, supported by a grant by Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, was Standards of Transport Services – Central Strategy versus Regional Priorities. The second part of the seminar consisted of a panel discussion aimed at defining standards of regional transport; moderated by Martin Kvizda and Daniel Seidenglanz (both Masaryk University Brno) and featured Miroslav Marada (Charles University Prague; focusing on transport geography), Petr Psenicka (SŽDC - Railway Infrastructure Administration), Lumir Pecený (University of Žilina; focusing on transport engineering), and Tomas Pospisil (CD – Czech Railways Inc.). As a follow-up of a foregoing discussion, several basic issues were opened which gave rise to a lively discussion in which not only panel speakers engaged, but other participants in the seminar, too: Which type of transport needs should be serviced by subsidized regional transport? What should be the spatial definition of regional transport? Which is the optimum temporal standard of regional transport? What does a suitable party ordering regional transport look like? How to co-ordinate regional transport with its long-distance counterpart?

Experiences with Railway Regulation in Great Britain and the Czech Republic – Round Table Report

Abstract The aim of the Round Table was to compare British and Czech experiences with railway regulation and competition introduction and to determine which lessons can be learnt. Special attention was paid to the question of whether the very complex British reform can be an inspiration for further liberalisation of the railway sector in the Czech Republic or whether there are any reform mistakes that are best avoided. Based on two introductory presentations and subsequent plenary discussion, some consensus emerged. The participants agreed that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to railway regulation and that the introduction of competition should take into account the different circumstances of a particular country. Franchising in passenger operations in Britain successfully stimulated demand but also increased costs to the industry, so its implementation should be completed with care. It seems very unlikely that open-access competition would be a viable solution for the whole passenger rail market because it is limited to a few commercially attractive routes, and as Czech experience suggests, it creates many new problems. Finally, it was confirmed that a strong and dedicated regulator is needed in a newly liberalised environment in order to solve many emerging conflicts and disputes.