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Education
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Technical University of Denmark(and Copenhagen University) Lyngby, Denmark
Ph.D. Transportation Economics
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University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies Leeds, UK
Visiting PhD Student
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Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
M.Sc. Economics
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Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
B.A. Economics
Work Experience
.World Bank- Since Dec. 2016
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, VTI Stockholm, Sweden
Researcher April. 2013 - 2016
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VU University Amsterdam, Spatial Economics Dept. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Junior Researcher Jan. 2009 - May. 2009
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Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Air Transport and Planning Expert Dec. 2004 - Feb. 2008
Teaching Experience
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Transport Economics Technical University of Denmark
Graduate Teaching Assistant Sept. 2011 - Jan. 2012
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International Economics New Generation University College, Ethiopia.
Lecturer Sept. 2007 - Feb. 2008
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Mathematical Economics Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Lecturer Sept. 2007 - Feb. 2008
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
M. Abate.'Economic effects of air transport market liberalization in Africa'. forthcoming in Transportation Research Part A
M. Abate. Determinants of Capacity Utilization in Road Freight Transport. Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, Volume 48, Number 1, January 2014
M. Abate and G. de Jong. The optimal shipment size and truck size choice- the allocation of trucks across hauls. Transportation Research Part A, Volume 59, January 2014
M. Abate., M. Lijesen,E. Pels and A. Roelevelt. The impact of reliability on the productivity of railroad companies. Transportation Research Part E: Volume 51, May 2013
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapter
M. Abate and O. Kveiborg. Capacity Utilization of Vehicles Used for Road Freight Transportation: a review. in Ben-Akiva, M.E., Meersman, H. Voorde, E.V. de eds., 2013. Freight Transport Modelling,
Emerald
Working Papers
"Estimation and implementation of joint econometric models of freight transport chain and shipment size choice" with I. Vierth, R. Karlsson G. de Jong and J. Baak. Scandinavia Working Papers in Economics S-WoPEc (2016:1)
'Joint econometric models of freight transport chain and shipment size choice' with Vierth, I and de Jong, G. Scandinavia Working Papers in Economics S-WoPEc (2014:9)
'Does Fuel Price Affect Trucking Industry Network Characteristics ? Evidence from Denmark' Abate, M. CTS Working Paper (2014:26)
Other Publications
'Strategies for Regulation of Air Cargo in Ethiopia' Abate, M. (2007) Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority Policy Papers" 'Evaluation of the Implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision on Liberalization of Air Transport in Africa' by Abate, M., and Estifanos, E. (Paper presented on the 3rd African Union Transport Ministers Conference, June 2007)
'The Need for Air Transport Regulatory Convergence in Africa' by Abate, M. and Estifanos, E. (Paper presented on the 3rd African Union Transport Ministers Conference, June 2007)
Ongoing Research
"Challenges and Opportunities of Harmonizing Competition Policies in International Air Transport"
"Costs and Benefits of "Open Skies" in the East African Community" ( with InterVistas)
"The Economic effects of EU's external aviation policy"
'Determinants of truck capacity utilization the case of Turkey' with Jeppe Rich, Muhammad Fayyaz, Hediye Tuydes-Yaman, Murat Ozen (Submitted for publication )
'Suitability of Commercial Transport for a Shift to Electromobility with Denmark and Germany as use cases' with Linda Christensen, Jens Klauenberg, Christian Rudolph (Submitted for publication)
Conference and Seminar Presentations
The third International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Transport Symposium (IATS 2016) - Invited Panelist
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, USA (2016)
Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) annual conference Bordeaux, France (Jul 17-20, 2014)
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, USA (2014)
African Economic Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa October 28-30, 2013
SHRP 2 Innovations in Freight Demand Modeling and Data Symposium, Washington DC. October 21-22 (2013)
LATSIS 2012 1st European Symposium on Quantitative Methods in Transportation Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland
Kuhmo-Nectar- International Transportation Economics Association (ITEA) Conference, DIW, Berlin, Germany (2012)
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, USA (2012)
Kuhmo-Nectar ITEA Conference, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (2011)
Friday Seminars, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds. UK (2011)
Young Researchers Seminar, ECTRI, FEHRL, FERSI Joint Conference Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (2011)
World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Lisbon, Portugal (2010)
Kuhmo-Nectar ITEA Conference, DTU Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark (2009) Selected Ph.D. and Executive Courses Taken
Fellowships and Awards
Ph.D. Scholarship from the Danish Strategic Research Counsel
Travel Grants from Idella Fonden, Nordic Road Forum, Hedorfs Fonden
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) research grant for masters thesis
International Experience
USA (Nov. 2015 - to date ); Sweden (2008- to date); Denmark (3.5 years); The Netherlands (5 months);
UK (6 months); Kenya (3 months)
References
. Available upon request