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Referee for academic journals
The Journal of Transport, Economics and Policy (JTEP)
Review of Industrial Organization
Transport Reviews
Transportation
Journal of Air Transport Management (JATM)
Research in Transportation Economics
Research in Transportation Business Management
European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research
Applied Mathematical Modelling
Journal papers and book chapters
Merkert, R., Odeck, J., Bråthen, S. and Pagliari, R. (2012): A review of different benchmarking
methods in the context of regional airports, Transport Reviews (forthcoming).
Merkert, R., Smith,
A.S.J. and Nash, C.A. (2012): The measurement of transaction costs – Evidence from European railways, Journal of
Transport, Economics and Policy (forthcoming).
Merkert, R. and Cowie, J. (2012): A
quantitative cross-modal analysis
of transaction costs - Are airlines any different?, Journal of Air
Transport Management, ATRS special issue (forthcoming).
Merkert. R. (2012): An empirical study on the transaction sector within
rail firms, Transportmetrica, 8(1), 1-16.
Merkert, R. and Hensher, D.A. (2011):
The impact of strategic management and fleet planning on airline
efficiency – A random effects Tobit model based on DEA efficiency
scores, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice,
45, 686–695.
Link, H. and Merkert, R. (2011): Success factors and pitfalls of
regional rail franchising in Germany,
International Journal of Transport Economics, XXXVIII
(2), 171-198.
Merkert, R. (2011): Why be secret about
subsidies?
Airports International, 44 (3), 22-24.
Merkert, R. (2010): Changes in transaction
costs over time - The case of franchised train operating firms in
Britain, Research in Transportation Economics, 29 (1), 106-117.
Merkert, R., Smith, A.S.J. and Nash, C.A. (2010): Benchmarking of train
operating firms - A transaction cost efficiency analysis, Transportation
Planning and Technology, 33 (1), 35-53.
Merkert, R. (2009): Großbritannien: Wird der Zugbetrieb verstaatlicht?
Eine aktuelle Kurzanalyse zur Franchiseproblematik im britischen
Schienenpersonenverkehr, Internationales Verkehrswesen, Bd. 61, H. 9,
S. 320-322.
Merkert, R./Singh, M. (2008): Deregulierung des Marktes für
schienengebundenen Containertransport in Indien: Eine Chance für
internationale Eisenbahnen?, Internationales Verkehrswesen,
Bd. 60, H. 6, S. 218-222.
Merkert, R. (2008): Externe Kosten des Eisenbahnverkehrs als
Legitimation staatlichen Handelns?, in: Grusevaja, M./Wonke,
C./Hösel, U./Dunn, M. (Hrsg.): Quo vadis Wirtschaftspolitik?, Schriften
zur Politischen Ökonomik (Festschrift für N. Eickhof), Berlin, S.
215-232.
Merkert, R. (2007): Network Rail - British lessons for the German rail
infrastructure manager?, Internationales Verkehrswesen,
Bd. 59, H. 5, S. 195-199.
Merkert, R. (2007): Der Fall der „Strategic Rail Authority“ als
Beispiel inkonsistenter britischer Verkehrspolitik, Zeitschrift
für Verkehrswissenschaft, 78. Jg., Nr. 1, S. 1-34.
Merkert, R./Nash, C. A. (2006): The Restructuring of the Rail System in
Britain – An assessment of recent developments, in: Booth, P. (ed.):
The Railways, the Market and the Government, IEA, London.
Merkert, R. (2006): Kosteneffekte durch politisch induzierte Furcht –
Das Beispiel des britischen Eisenbahnwesens, Korreferat zu Kirsch, G.:
Angst und Furcht – Begleiterinnen der Freiheit, in: Dallmann,
N./Seiler, M. (eds.): Innovation und Reform, Freiburger Anregungen zu
Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, Bd. 1, Stuttgart, S. 113 - 122.
Merkert, R. (2005): Die Liberalisierung des Eisenbahnsektors in
Schweden, Zeitschrift für Verkehrswissenschaft, 76. Jg.,
Nr. 2, S. 134 - 163.
Conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Merkert, R. (2011): Does the
north/cold-south/warm divide have an impact on airports efficiency? –
Evidence from two extreme areas in Europe, Keilir Aviation Conference
on Airports and Airlines Winter Operations, 10-11
October 2011, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Merkert, R. (2011): Informationsasymmetrien
und Anreizgestaltung in gemeinwirtschaftlichen Flugverkehrsvertraegen,
Paper accepted for presentation at the Conference of the young
academics in the German Academic Association for Business Research
(VHB), University of Hamburg.
Merkert, R. and Hensher, D.A.(2011):
Regulation, trust and contractualincentives around transport contracts
- Is there anything bus
operators can learn from public air service contracts?, Awarded with
The Michael Beesley award for the best paper presented by a person in
the
first ten years of their career, Proceedings of the 12th Thredbo
Conference, Durban.
Merkert, R., Odeck, J., Bråthen, S. and
Pagliari, R. (2011): The use of Econometric Methods for Efficiency
Analysis of Regional Airports - A Meta Analysis, Proceedings of the Air
Transport Research Society (ATRS) 2011 Conference, Sydney.
Merkert, R. and Hensher, D.A.
(2011): The importance of completeness and clarity in air transport
contracts:
an international comparison, Paper accepted for presentation
at the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) 2011 Conference, Sydney.
Merkert, R. and Morrell, P.S.
(2011): Mergers and acquisitions in aviation – management perspectives
and
econometric evidence on the size of airlines, Proceedings of the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS)
2011 Conference, Sydney.
Kappes, J.W. and Merkert, R. (2011): Barriers to entry into European
aviation markets
revisited –
a review and analysis of managerial perceptions, Proceedings of the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS)
2011 Conference, Sydney.
O’Fee, B. and Merkert, R.
(2011): Analysing the different legal interpretations and uses of PSOs
across
Europe – A transport authority perspective, Proceedings
of the 7th International conference on Air Transport in Remoter
Regions, Newquay.
Merkert, R. and Williams, G. (2011):
Measuring the efficiency of remote regions carriers,
Proceedings of the 7th International conference on Air Transport in
Remoter
Regions, Newquay.
Merkert, R. and Morrell, P.S.
(2011): Do mergers and acquisitions help airlines to survive in
competitive
environments?, Proceedings of the 43rd
UTSG conference, Milton Keynes.
O’Fee, B. and Merkert, R. (2011): Analysing
the different legal interpretations and uses of
PSOs across Europe – A transport authority perspective, Proceedings of
the 7th
International conference on Air Transport in Remoter Regions, Newquay.
Merkert, R. and Cowie, J. (2010): A
quantitative cross-modal analysis
of transaction costs - Are airlines any different?, Proceedings of the
ATRS 2010 world conference, Porto.
Miyoshi, C. and Merkert, R. (2010): Changes in carbon efficiency and
financial performance of firms over time - An empirical analysis of
European airlines, Proceedings of the ATRS 2010 world conference,
Porto.
Merkert, R. and Williams, G. (2010): The impacts of ownership, level of
subsidies and contractual determinants on the efficiency of European
public service obligation air transport operators, Proceddings of
the European Transport Conference 2010, Glasgow.
Link,
H. and Merkert, R. (2010): Success
factors of rail franchising: A fresh assessment of the German case,
Proceedings of the European Transport Conference 2010, Glasgow.
Merkert, R., Smith, A.S.J. and Nash, C.A.
(2009): The effects of institutional, environmental and transactional
factors on European train operating company efficiency - A Tobit
regression approach based on DEA efficiency scores, Proceedings of the
European Transport Conference 2009, Leiden, Netherlands.
Merkert, R. (2009): Changes in transaction
costs over time - The case of franchised train operating firms in
Britain, Proceedings of the Thredbo 11 conference, International
Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger
Transport, Delft.
Merkert, R., Smith, A.S.J. and Nash, C.A.
(2009): Benchmarking of train operating firms - A transaction cost
efficiency analysis, Proceedings of the 41st UTSG conference, London.
Merkert. R. (2008): An empirical study on the transaction sector within
rail firms, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the
Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS) - Transportation
and Management Science, Hong Kong (1st runner-up HKSTS 2008 outstanding
student paper award).
Merkert, R., Nash, C. A., and Smith, A. S. J. (2008). Looking beyond
separation - A comparative analysis of British, German and Swedish
railways from a new institutional perspective. Proceedings of the
European Transport Conference 2008, Netherlands.
Merkert, R. (2007): A transaction cost perspective on the organization
of European railways, proceedings of the 11th World Conference on
Transport Research, Berkeley, USA.
Book reviews
Merkert, R. (2005): Buchbesprechung zu H. Tegner: Investition in
Verkehrsinfrastruktur unter politischer Unsicherheit – Ökonomische
Probleme, vertragliche Lösungsansätze und wirtschaftliche
Implikationen, in: ORDO Jahrbuch für die Ordnung von Wirtschaft und
Gesellschaft, Bd. 56, S. 347 - 350.
Merkert, R. (2004): Buchbesprechung zu O. Farhauer: Qualifizierung,
Betriebsspezifität und Arbeitslosigkeit. Wirkungen der Globalisierung,
Neuen Ökonomie und Europäisierung auf den Faktor Arbeit, in: List-Forum
für Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik, 30 Jg., Nr. 2., S. 97 – 99.
Merkert, R. (2003): Buchbesprechung zu W.-H. Snethlage: Privatisierung
durch Ausschreibungsverfahren, in: ORDO Jahrbuch für die Ordnung von
Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, Bd. 54, S. 427 - 428.
Working papers and project reports
Merkert, R. (2005): The Restructuring and Future of the British Rail
System, Working Paper 586, Institute for Transport Studies, University
of Leeds, 50 S.
Merkert, R. (2005): Die Reorganisation und Zukunft
des Eisenbahnwesens in Großbritannien, Volkswirtschaftliche
Diskussionsbeiträge der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen
Fakultät, Nr. 78, Universität Potsdam, 71 S.
Merkert, R. (2004): Die Zukunft der Mobilität
liegt in bedarfsgerechter Strassen- und
Schieneninfrastrukturfinanzierung, freiraum, Oktober 2004, S. 8 - 9.
Brenck,
A./Hirschhausen, Chr. von/Holzhey, M./Hübner, L./Peter, B./Schulin,
T./Schultz, S./Siegmann, J./Böhm, M./Grohe, S./Heller, S./Kurzbein,
S./Merkert, R./Voß, I. (2004): Projektendbericht SYNETRA - Synergien
zwischen Bahnnetz und - transport: Praxis, Probleme, Potentiale,
Technische Universität Berlin, 431 S.
Merkert, R. (2003): Die Liberalisierung des
schwedischen Eisenbahnwesens - Ein Beispiel vertikaler Trennung von
Netz und Transportbetrieb, Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge der
Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät, Nr. 62, Universität
Potsdam, 32 S.
Press coverage
Major articles, interviews and quotes based on my work in
BBC News, Capital, eStrategies, Aviation Business, Frankfurter
Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Frankfurter Rundschau, Frankfurter
Allgemeine Zeitung.
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