Seeking causality in transport research
Abstract
Transport policy asks causal questions, yet much transport research answers them with associative designs and then uses causal language. This Perspective (i) distinguishes causal, associational, and descriptive claims, (ii) offers a compact set of norms and a checklist for aligning claims with identification, and (iii) illustrates these ideas with examples drawn from pricing, operations, access, network evolution, and evaluation.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Transportation Planning and Optimization
Urban Transport and Accessibility
Game Theory and Applications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Transportation Research Today
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Volume
- 1
- Pages
- 100001–100001
- Publication date
- 19 February 2026
- Language
- EN