2016 - High-Speed Rail for CEE Countries

The main topic: long-distance passenger transport

Topics discussed:

• Cost-benefit analysis of HSL projects
• Ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of HSL projects
• Estimations of current and future transport demand
• Cost estimations of build-up and operation of HSL
• Experience with construction, operation and financing of HSL
• Potential HSL routes in the CEE countries
• Geographical patterns of rail traffic flows in the CEE countries
• Political aspects of HSL construction and operation

Venue: Hollar building, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University

Program committee: Martin Kvizda, Tomáš Nigrin, Daniel Seidenglanz, Zdeněk Tomeš

Course of the seminar (detailed program is available). Report was published in Národohospodářský obzor - Review of Economic Perspective

Participants:

1. Chris Nash – University of Leeds, Masaryk University
2. Yves Crozet – University of Lyon, France
3. Heike Link – DIW Berlin, Germany
4. Roger Vickerman – University of Kent, UK
5. George Bessenyei – European Investment Bank, Hungary
6. Fabio Croccolo – Ministero delle infrastrutture e dei trasporti, Italy
7. Jakub Taczanowski – Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagellonian University, Krakow, Poland
8. Tomáš Pospíšil – Czech Railways
9. Martin Kvizda – Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Economics and Administration
10. Zdeněk Tomeš – Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Economics and Administration
11. Tomáš Nigrin – Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences
12. Daniel Seidenglanz – Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Sciences
13. Antonín Peltrám – Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Economics and Administration
14. Monika Jandová – Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Economics and Administration
15. Václav Rederer – Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Economics and Administration
16. Tomáš Paleta – Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Economics and Administration

Photos are available here.

Presentation for download