Could being in the European Union save lives? An econometric analysis of the Common Road Safety Policy for the EU-27

Traffic safety has become a major component of European transport policies. But the road to a real Common European Road Safety Policy has been a long one. The notion of Europeanization might help to describe the European Union (EU)’s impact on national policies, although the process differs from oth...

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Autores: Castillo Manzano, José I., Castro Nuño, Mercedes, Fageda, Xavier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/148834
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/148834
https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2013.829580
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:EU action programmes
Europeanization
Panel data
Road Safety Policy
Transport
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Sumario:Traffic safety has become a major component of European transport policies. But the road to a real Common European Road Safety Policy has been a long one. The notion of Europeanization might help to describe the European Union (EU)’s impact on national policies, although the process differs from other transport sectors. The objective of this article is to explain the effect of the EU road safety policy on domestic road mortality rates in the EU-27. Using data on European countries for the 2000 – 2009 period we analyse how EU traffic safety policies, institutions and networks facilitate and encourage the learning process in the individual countries. This timeframe coincides with the 2001 White Paper and the third European Road Safety Action Programme (ERSAP), both of which are crucial for constructing the Common Road Safety Policy.