Evaluation of the effectiveness of high-speed rail projects in the Czech Republic in terms of their integration potential

VITURKA, Milan and Vilém PAŘIL. Evaluation of the effectiveness of high-speed rail projects in the Czech Republic in terms of their integration potential. GeoScape. Ústí nad Labem: Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Ústí nad Labem, 2020, vol. 14, No 1, p. 1-10. ISSN 1802-1115. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2020-0001.

Basic information

• Original name: Evaluation of the effectiveness of high-speed rail projects in the Czech Republic in terms of their integration potential
• Authors: VITURKA, Milan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Vilém PAŘIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: GeoScape, Ústí nad Labem, Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Ústí nad Labem, 2020, 1802-1115.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50202 Applied Economics, Econometrics
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: GeoScape
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/20:00115516
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2020-0001
• UT WoS: 000546451300001
• Keywords (in Czech): vysokorychlostní železnice - integrace - metropole - pracovní mobilita - mezní míra
• Keywords in English: high-speed rail/HSR - integration - metropolises - labour mobility - marginal rate
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The paper deals with the evaluation of the effectiveness of the construction of high-speed rails/HSR in the Czech Republic with an emphasis on the perception of their potential impact on labour market integration. The introductory part analyzes the position of the main Central European metropolises in the HSR network as a tool for transnational integration, where the leading position of German and Swiss metropolises was confirmed. The main goal of the paper focus is on assessing the impact of HSR construction projects on the work attractiveness of Czech metropolitan regions using the model of marginal rate of labour mobility model determined by the ratio of income and cost increases (including variant scenarios of lost time costs as negative externality). Its application combines economic and geographic analysis and thus contributes to the integration of space and time into economic theory. The performed analyses demonstrate the most significant positive impacts of the construction of HSR on the work attractiveness of Prague, followed by Brno. Regarding the adequate effects of the operating speed, it is possible to evaluate them as secondary due to the small distances of the affected residential centres. Overall, we expect that the implementation of the discussed projects will not have a significant impact on the labour mobility of the population and it is therefore necessary to pay attention to their other benefits.

Links

• CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_026/0008430, interní kód MU(CEP code: EF16_026/0008430): Name: Nová mobilita - vysokorychlostní dopravní systémy a dopravní chování populace (Acronym: NOVÁ MOBILITA)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Priority axis 1: Strengthening capacities for high-quality research

• EF16_026/0008430, research and development project: Name: Nová mobilita - vysokorychlostní dopravní systémy a dopravní chování populace