Air transport demand and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: Direction of causality

Tolcha, Tassew Dufera; Bråthen, Svein; Holmgren, Johan

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102771

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“…Regarding the relationship between air transport and the FDI nexus, some studies confirm that it generates positive externalities over the other economic sectors (Tiwari 2011). Tolcha et al (2020) validated this process, suggesting that air transport enhances economic growth under the TLGH scenario. Sinclair (1998) illustrated multiplier effects in the tourism industry, integrating economic systems and their development strategies generating foreign exchange earnings or technical advances.…”

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confidence: 68%

Designing policy framework for sustainable development in Next-5 largest economies amidst energy consumption and key macroeconomic indicators

Bekun

Adedoyin

Balsalobre‐Lorente

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Global travel and tourism have enjoyed a significant boost due to the progress in air transport. However, the debate on air transport and the influx of foreign investments and global energy demand on economic development remains questionable. Therefore, this study is an attempt to contribute to the body of knowledge in the energy-tourism-led growth hypothesis literature. For this purpose, a novel approach to the effects of international tourism on economic growth is introduced for the Next-5 largest economies, namely (China, India, Indonesia, Turkey and the USA) between 1990 and 2018. Empirical results reveal a positive connection between foreign direct investment and income levels, electricity production and income levels, as well as between urbanization and economic growth. Moreover, the validation of the environmental Kuznets curve and the halo effect of foreign direct investment on the environmental degradation process provides a shred of more substantial evidence and fitting environmental instruments for policymakers. The empirical results encourage sustainable economic growth in these countries, mainly through the attraction of clean and high-technology foreign investment, the increase of the share of renewable energy sources in the energy mix and the regulation in the tourism industry. The novel contribution of this study to the empirical literature is the unification in the same research of the TLGH and the EKC for the Next-5 largest economies, establishing recommendations for tourism, energy efficiency and environmental correction process.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 68%

Designing policy framework for sustainable development in Next-5 largest economies amidst energy consumption and key macroeconomic indicators

Bekun

Adedoyin

Balsalobre‐Lorente

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Initially, for the assembly of a model that explains the demand for a product or service, the economic literature identifies the classic variables of the microeconomic theory. It is important to note that Tolcha et al (2020) noticed causality between air demand and economic development, hence the importance of including socio-economic variables. Regarding transport demand, the consulted literature suggests as influential variables: average airfare and yield, users' income, GDP of the region served, number of employments, distances between terminals and the city centers, quality of service, and fares of the competitor modal such as road transport.…”

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Air Transport Demand Forecast to Making the Regional Aviation Sustainable in Northeast of Brazil

Sampaio¹,

Andrade²,

Falcão³

et al. 2021

JSD

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Both researchers and Government Agencies see aviation as an important driver for regional development and national integration. Thus, this sector has been a matter of concern for the government who has ways to stimulate the aero activity. The Regional Aviation Development Program (PDAR) has been currently under development implemented in Brazil. This program foresees public investments in airport infrastructure and operational subsidies for airlines to enhance the sector operation and increase the number of locations served by regional aviation. This paper presents a model for estimating passenger demand potential through multiple linear regression to cover the great majority of the federative units (states) of Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, and Piauí in the northeast of Brazil. Subsequently, localities are suggested to optimize the resources of the PDAR, and we concluded that it is likely that there are regions with higher demand potential than some regions, which are already served by the airlines. Hence, we assumed that by strategically directing investments to specific localities, companies operate without subsidies, which in turn can be directed to airlines used to integrate the country. This making regional aviation more sustainable leading development to isolated localities, and thus efficiently contributing to reducing the Brazilian social inequality.

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“…The strength of the runway pavement structure will decrease with increasing pavement age and aircraft traffic loads [6]. Aircraft traffic is getting denser and growing in line with economic development in an area [7] [8]. The pavement age is generally determined based on the cumulative number of standard track loads expected to pass through the pavement, calculated from the start of the pavement being made and used until the pavement is categorized as damaged (finished service value).…”

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Review of Runway Pavement Monitoring

Sholichin

Ahyudanari

Muntini

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Research on runway pavement is very local, meaning that it is strongly influenced by the quality of the material, the quality of implementation in the field and the climate in which the runway is built. In Indonesia, there are not many runway pavement studies. On the other hand, most airports in Indonesia only have one runway. If there is any damage, the airport should be closed. Based on these conditions, it is necessary to research the behaviour of runway pavement. On the other hand, research on runway pavement has been widely carried out in several developed countries. This study examines various existing studies to be used as a methodology in similar research in Indonesia. A review of the runway behaviour research is carried out by identifying the methodology related to using sensors to describe the pavement reaction in accepting the load. These methods were evaluated to assess their possible application in Indonesia. With the obtained results related to the pavement behaviour monitoring method, it is hoped to provide an initial step to identify runway pavement behaviour in Indonesia.

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Air transport demand and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: Direction of causality

Cited by 46 publications

References 37 publications

Designing policy framework for sustainable development in Next-5 largest economies amidst energy consumption and key macroeconomic indicators

Designing policy framework for sustainable development in Next-5 largest economies amidst energy consumption and key macroeconomic indicators

Air Transport Demand Forecast to Making the Regional Aviation Sustainable in Northeast of Brazil

Review of Runway Pavement Monitoring

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