The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies. Explaining the economics of how people and goods move — airports, airlines, ports, and the policies that shape them.
I study how transport markets work — and how regulation and pricing can make them work better. My research covers airport congestion and slot policy, airline competition and climate policy, air cargo, and port and maritime economics. I hold a doctorate in economics (summa cum laude) from TU Berlin and have held positions at VU Amsterdam and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management before joining PolyU in 2015. Alongside research and teaching, I advise regulators and ministries and write and speak for broader audiences on the economics of aviation and maritime transport.
Congestion pricing, use-it-or-lose-it rules, price-cap regulation, and why airports are really two-sided businesses — from landing slots to €21 burgers.
Emission charges, the EU ETS, short-haul flight bans, and ticket taxes — which instruments actually cut emissions, and which merely shift them.
Belly cargo versus freighters, the resilience of freight hubs like Hong Kong, and what blocked straits and conflicts reveal about global supply chains.
Hub-port competition, strategic privatization, liner shipping, and the infrastructure economics behind initiatives such as the Belt and Road.
For interviews, commentary, speaking invitations, and research collaboration: achim.czerny@polyu.edu.hk
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