Open Access Article SciPap-801
The Analysis of the Dependence of the Road Transport Infrastructure and Transport Performances in the Relation With GDP of the Czech Republic
by Barbora Antonová 1,*, Jan Chocholáč 2 and Ivo Drahotský 3

1 Faculty of Transport Engineering, Department of Transport Management, Marketing and Logistics, University of Pardubice, Studenská 95, Pardubice 532 10, Czechia

2 Faculty of Transport Engineering, Department of Transport Management, Marketing and Logistics, University of Pardubice, Studenská 95, Pardubice 532 10, Czechia

3 Faculty of Transport Engineering, Department of Transport Management, Marketing and Logistics, University of Pardubice, Studenská 95, Pardubice 532 10, Czechia

* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Abstract: The economic performance of a country can be measured by various macroeconomic indicators. Gross domestic product (GDP) is considered as one of the most important and closely critical indicator of economic performance. GDP and its development in time are influenced by many factors. Transport infrastructure is one of the pillars of economic development. The paper deals with the relationship between the quality of the road transport infrastructure and transport performances in the Czech Republic and the economic development (measured by the key macroeconomic indicator, GDP growth rate). The attention is focused on the influence of the range of highway infrastructure and road transport performances in the Czech Republic on GDP. Statistical methods (the regression and correlation analysis) are used for examining the relation between these indicators.

Keywords: Gross Domestic Product, Economy Growth, Transport Infrastructure, Transport Performance, Road Freight Transport

JEL classification:   H54 - Infrastructures • Other Public Investment and Capital Stock

SciPap 2016, 24(1), 801

Received: 31 December 2015 / Accepted: 21 March 2016 / Published: 27 April 2016