Transport economics and

management

Eric Pels

Introduction
 Golden circle (Simon Sinek)

Apple
Why?
Why?
Change the
Wanna buy one?
world, be
different

How?
Looks nice Why? How?
Inspiration Good design

What? How? What?

Good computer Procedures, methods And one more
thing
Other What?
Products or services
companies
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 Golden circle (Simon Sinek)

Policy maker
Why?
Why?
Change the
Because we
world
read about it in
the media
How?
How? improve society
Policy Why? and position of
Inspiration inhabitants

What? How? What?

Take action Procedures, methods Policy

What?
Policy maker Products or services

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 Introduction

Simon Sinek: If you dont understand people,

you dont understand business.
What do we learn from theory?
Critical thinking!
Why does something happen?
Why do people act in a certain way?
If you dont understand the why, how can you
determine what to do?

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 Why TEM?

To make you think about what happens around you so

you can act as an excellent manager / devoted researcher
/ critical member of society / inspired leader etc.
Youre here to learn how to think and be critical, not just to
learn tricks.

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 How?

Provide theoretical concepts and empirical insights to

make you think about and explain developments,
strategies and policies in transport sector

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 What?

Lectures
Theory
Economic tools
To some extent repetition of ba bsc economics courses
Prior knowledge: methods and economics courses from bachelor ba or
comparable.
Practice
Different sectors

Tutorials (tools)

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 Lecturers

Eric Pels
a.j.h.pels@vu.nl

Vincent van den Berg

v.a.c.vandenberg@vu.nl

Erik Verhoef
e.t.verhoef@vu.nl

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in.
Contact us if you have questions or problems!

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