Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name:Ponomareva Ekaterina
Author-Name-First: Ekaterina 
Author-Name-Last:Ponomareva 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy 
Author-Name:Sudakov Sergey
Author-Name-First: Sergey 
Author-Name-Last:Sudakov 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy 
Title: ROAD FREIGHT TRAFFIC BETWEEN RUSSIA AND POLAND
Abstract: A suspension of trucking between Russia and Poland and subsequent shutdown of road freight transporta on between Russia and Ukraine have made Russian freight carriers switchover par ally their routes to those via the Bal c States. It is to be noted that Poland and Ukraine which ini ated border closure for carriers were aff ected the most by suspension of trucking. Probably, assessment of nega ve eff ects prompted Russia and Poland to exchange permits to trucking (170,000 licenses to each side  ll the end of the year) on 1 April 2016. 
Classification-JEL: R41, R42, R48
Keywords:  Road traffic,  Russian Economy
Year: 2016
Issue:4
Month: April
Pages: 41-44
File-URL: https://iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/recdev-2016-4-604.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Function: Revised version, 2016
Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:recdev-2016-4-604