1. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 1 Regional disparities of the transport infrastructure in Northern Hungary Ildikó Győrffy University of Miskolc Institute of World and Regional Economics Herlany 02.10.2008

2. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 2 Main points of the presentation Fields of research Economic effects of the transport infrastructure The position of the North-Hungarian region with Bennett-method The availability of the region The condition and main problems of the regional road infrastructure, improving options Availability of settlements with public transport services Ildikó Győrffy – University of Miskolc

3. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 3 Main fields of my research The roles of the networks in the economic and social life Infrastructural position of the Hungarian traffic system, options of its improvement The effects of the present conditions on the regional growth Transport strategy, financing transport infrastructure Coherence between availability and competitiveness Ildikó Győrffy – University of Miskolc

4. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 4 Transport infrastructure and its economic effects Transport infrastructure Generalized transport costs Productivity of firms and households Movement of freight and passengers Accessibility of locations Environmental impacts Growth: GDP, employment, volume and location of firms and households Reference: K. Button, D. Hensher

5. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 5 Coherence between the economy and transport investments Open and dynamic economical system of terms AVAILABILITY with low quality level AVAILABILITY with high quality level 1. Strong economic self-sufficiency and environment protection. Infrastructural investments have encouraging effects. 2. International and national markets with development potentials. The well-developed infrastructure supports the development processes, but not as an inevitable term. Closed and static economical system of terms The inadequate infrastructural terms conductive to the lagging behind, but only the infrastructural developments are not able to result economic boom. Lagged behind, isolated, static territories. 3. In spite of the favourable conditions the further investments have low effects because of the lack of adequate economic terms. Lagged behind territories, exceptional zones near the junctions. 4. Reference: Tóth Géza, 2005.

6. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics Density of public roads divided by Rate of expressways Rate of roads with solid pavement Rate of roads in bad condition territorypopulation ∑ of which: main roads ∑ km/100 km2 km/10.000 person %% Central Hungary 37,710,19,26,196,535,5 Central Transdanubia 35,49,535,43,899,050,5 Western Transdanubia 43,29,749,41,994,871,1 Southern Trasdanubia 30,87,244,71,296,642,2 Northern Hungary 35,77,237,73,998,355,9 Northern Great Plain 28,06,632,20,498,458,7 Southern Great Plain 27,46,237,11,282,657,9 Hungary 32,97,730,32,294,953,7 Main characteristics of the road infrastructure I. (2005)

7. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics Main characteristics of the road infrastructure II. (2005) Number of Rank passenger cars commercial vehicle autobusespetrol stations per 1000 personper 10 000 person Central Hungary34244,918,81,82. Central Transdanubia27836,722,22,41. Western Transdanubia29137,616,12,33. Southern Trasdanubia26735,818,42,35. Northern Hungary22629,018,01,94. Northern Great Plain22931,313,72,06. Southern Great Plain26338,213,62,87. Hungary28037,417,32,2- Reference: Data of Hungarian Central Statistical Office

8. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 8 Availability of settlements inside the region Reference: Regional plan of Northern Hungary

9. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 9 Ratio of population of settlements that are available from the county capital that are available from other cities from the zone only with change only with changewithin 1 hour %% Borsod-A.-Z.26,851,312,0 Heves34,828,28,4 Nógrád37,442,53,3 Reference: Erdősi F., 2005 Availability of settlements with public transport services

10. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 10 Highway density/100sqkm Passenger cars/1000 person Reference: SPSS

11. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 11 Relation between GDP/person and passenger car/1000 person

12. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 12 Relation between GDP/person and enterprises/1000 person

13. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 13 Relation between enterprises/1000 person and highways/100 sqkm

14. University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Institute of World- and Regional Economics 14 Thank you for Your attention! regindy@uni-miskolc.hu