Essays In Transportation Economics And Policy

Author : Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez,William B. Tye,Clifford Winston
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0815715692

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Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy by Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez,William B. Tye,Clifford Winston Pdf

This comprehensive survey of transportation economic policy pays homage to a classic work, Techniques of Transportation Planning, by renowned transportation scholar John R. Meyer. With contributions from leading economists in the field, it includes added emphasis on policy developments and analysis. The book covers the basic analytic methods used in transportation economics and policy analysis; focuses on the automobile, as both the mainstay of American transportation and the source of some of its most serious difficulties; covers key issues of urban public transportation; and analyzes the impact of regulation and deregulation on the U.S. airline, railroad, and trucking industries. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Alan A. Altshuler, Harvard University; Ronald R. Braeutigam, Northwestern University; Robert E. Gallamore, Union Pacific Railroad; Arnold M. Howitt, Harvard University; Gregory K. Ingram, The Wold Bank; John F. Kain, University of Texas at Dallas; Charles Lave, University of California, Irvine; Lester Lave, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert A. Leone, Boston University; Zhi Liu, The World Bank; Herbert Mohring, University of Minnesota; Steven A. Morrison, Northeastern University; Katherine M. O'Regan, Yale University; Don Pickrell, U.S. Department of Transportation; John M. Quigley, University of California, Berkeley; Ian Savage, Northwestern University; and Kenneth A. Small, University of California Irvine.

Author : Pablo Coto-Millán,Vicente Inglada
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783790817652

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Essays on Transport Economics by Pablo Coto-Millán,Vicente Inglada Pdf

This book explores analytical methods used in transportation economics and policy analysis. Encompassing fields of economics such as Industrial Organisation, Welfare Economics, General Equilibrium Theory and Input-Output-Analysis, the study of transport from an economic point of view serves as a test bench for applying methodologies of economic science to the real world. Each chapter opens with a brief theoretical introduction before evaluating case studies, using the state-of-the-art statistical and econometric techniques.

Author : Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez
Publisher : Brookings Inst Press
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815791453

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Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy by Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez Pdf

The book covers the basic analytic methods used in transportation economies and policy analysis; focuses on the automobile, as both the mainstay of American transportation and the source of some of its most serious difficulties; covers key issues of urban public transportation; and analyzes the impact of regulation and deregulation on the U.S. airline, railroad, and trucking industries.

Author : John Bitzan,James H Peoples
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780128126219

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Transportation Policy and Economic Regulation by John Bitzan,James H Peoples Pdf

Transportation Policy and Economic Regulation: Essays in Honor of Theodore Keeler addresses a number of today’s important transportation policy issues, exploring a variety of transportation modes, and examining the policy implications of a number of alternatives. Theodore Keeler had a distinguished career in transportation economics, helping to shape regulatory policies concerning the transportation industries and assessing the appropriateness of various policies. A distinguishing feature of his work is that it always had policy implications. As a tribute to Theodore Keeler, this book examines transportation policy issues across a variety of transportation industries, including aviation, railroads, highways, motor carrier transport, automobiles, urban transit, and ocean shipping. The book evaluates the economic impact and effectiveness of various policies, employing empirical analyses and new estimation techniques, such as Bayesian analysis. The book is designed for transportation professionals and researchers, as well as transportation economics students, providing an in-depth analysis of some of today’s important transportation policy issues. Policy changes established in the last 35-40 years have introduced profound changes in the business environment of the transportation industry. Past policy changes promoted the free market’s role in setting prices and determining service availability. While 21st century policy has focused on a variety of other issues, such as safety, road and air congestion, productivity growth, labor relations and exhaust emission, many still promote the role of competition. In addition to examining various transportation policy issues in the U.S., the book explores some approaches to dealing with transportation issues in different parts of the world. Contemporary transportation policy debates have broadened from their initial focus of primarily examining the merits of reforming economic regulations at national levels, to now examining a variety of issues such as alternative methods of social regulation (such as safety regulation and emission controls), new approaches to changing economic regulations, the potential for reforming international regulations, and the appropriate role for government in transportation. Examines transportation policy developments across a variety of modes, including some international analysis Shows how new policy changes, such as changes in regulation, affect overall transportation system performance Features chapters that use innovative methodologies, such as Bayesian techniques, qualitative analysis, and an attribute-incorporated Malmquist productivity index Examines the ways that policy impacts depend on a variety of factors, and shows how economic tools can be used to gain greater insights into the likely impacts of policy and the desirability of various policies Analyzes transport prices, quality of service, safety, the use of information technology and operating issues, highlighting how transportation enhances quality of life

Author : Dudley Frank Pegrum
Publisher : Homewood, Ill : R. D. Irwin
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005542373

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Transportation: Economics and Public Policy by Dudley Frank Pegrum Pdf

Author : Dudley F. Pegrum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:313001529

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Transportation: Economics and Public Policy by Dudley F. Pegrum Pdf

Author : J.B. Polak,J.B. van der Kamp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789400993068

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Changes in the Field of Transport Studies by J.B. Polak,J.B. van der Kamp Pdf

This liber amicorum honours Professor Jan Tissot van Patot as a scholar, referring in particular to his concern with transport economics. The signi ficance of his work grew out of his influence within Netherlands Railways as, with the passage of the years, he dedicated himself increasingly to the vastly wider field of transport economics. I would emphasize, however, that his theoretical knowledge and views in wider contexts have also been of great value to Netherlands Railways, and I greatly appreciate this opport unity of referring to this aspect in a few personal words. It is characteristic both of his person and his attitude that his work was often the occasion for contacts of a more personal nature, contacts which were profoundly marked by his philosophy and convictions. Our relations date from more than thirty-seven years ago, when he asked me for a con tribution for a magazine which he helped to edit at that time and which was concerned with the same field as I was. We became colleagues when he entered the service of NS, the Netherlands Railways. His sphere of work at that time was such that he was consulted more and more frequently by others. His particular value to NS has been the increased dimension of transport policy and decision making he added to the company's existing policy and decision making.

Author : Peter Nijkamp
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Economic development
ISBN : NWU:35556035059047

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Transport Systems and Policy by Peter Nijkamp Pdf

Transport and mobility are critical for the economic development of cities and regions and are a key factor in achieving sustained economic growth. This collection brings together Peter Nijkamp's influential work in the areas of transport systems and transport policy. The first part offers new theoretical insights and a review of the state-of-the-art in transportation science. The essays address issues such as the costs and benefits of transport, the role of price in transport demand, the impact of information and the potential of congestion pricing. The second part focuses attention on the modelling of transport systems. The third part comprises papers on transport infrastructure and includes studies on the impact of infrastructure and superstructure on economic growth, the costs of infrastructure construction, the evaluation of airport expansion and airport efficiency. The final part considers issues of public policy, including governance principles for sustainable urban transport, welfare implications of information policy, the economic consequences of airline deregulation, the use of policy scenarios for the far future and the transferability of transport policy to other areas. This collection will be essential reading for scholars and students interested in all aspects of transport research and policy.

Author : Kenneth A. Small,Erik T. Verhoef,Robin Lindsey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351653442

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The Economics of Urban Transportation by Kenneth A. Small,Erik T. Verhoef,Robin Lindsey Pdf

This new edition of the seminal textbook The Economics of Urban Transportation incorporates the latest research affecting the design, implementation, pricing, and control of transport systems in towns and cities. The book offers an economic framework for understanding the societal impacts and policy implications of many factors including congestion, traffic safety, climate change, air quality, COVID-19, and newly important developments such as ride-hailing services, electric vehicles, and autonomous vehicles. Rigorous in approach and making use of real-world data and econometric techniques, the third edition features a new chapter on the special challenges of managing the energy that powers transportation systems. It provides fully updated coverage of well-known topics and a rigorous treatment of new ones. All of the basic topics needed to apply economics to urban transportation are included: Forecasting demand for transportation services under various conditions Measuring costs, including those incurred by users and incorporating two new tools to describe congestion in dense urban areas Setting prices under practical constraints Evaluating infrastructure investments Understanding how private and public sectors interact to provide services Written by three of the field’s leading researchers, The Economics of Urban Transportation is essential reading for students, researchers, and practicing professionals in transportation economics, planning, engineering, or related disciplines. With a focus on workable models that can be adapted to future needs, it provides tools for a rapidly changing world.

Author : James P. Rakowski
Publisher : Detroit : Gale Research Company
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015024006549

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Transportation Economics by James P. Rakowski Pdf

Partly annotated bibliography on transport economics and business logistics (e.g. Distribution networks) throughout the world.

Author : Alan Abouchar
Publisher : New York ; Toronto : Wiley
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1977-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036837883

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Transportation Economics and Public Policy by Alan Abouchar Pdf

Author : Jeffrey T. Macher,John W. Mayo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429632150

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U.S. Freight Rail Economics and Policy by Jeffrey T. Macher,John W. Mayo Pdf

The passage of the Staggers Rail Act in 1980 led brought a renaissance to the freight rail industry. In the decade following, economists documented the effects of the Act on a variety of important economic metrics including prices, costs, and productivity. Over the preceding years, and with the return of the industry to more stable footing, attention to the industry by economists faded. The lack of attention, however, has not been due to a dearth of ongoing economic and policy issues that continue to confront the industry. In this volume, we begin to rectify this inattention. Rather than retread older analyses or provide yet another look at the consequences of Staggers, we assemble a collection of ten chapters in four sections that collectively provide fresh and up-to-date analyses of the economic issues and policy challenges the industry faces: the first section sets the context through foundational discussion of freight rail; the second section highlights the role of freight rail in an increasingly interrelated economy; the third section examines industry structure and scope in freight rail; and the fourth section assesses current regulatory challenges that confront freight rail. This book will be of great value to researchers, academics, policymakers, and students interested in the fields of freight rail economics and policy, transportation, business history, and regulatory economics.

Author : J.B. Polak,J.B. van der Kamp
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9400993072

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Changes in the Field of Transport Studies by J.B. Polak,J.B. van der Kamp Pdf

This liber amicorum honours Professor Jan Tissot van Patot as a scholar, referring in particular to his concern with transport economics. The signi ficance of his work grew out of his influence within Netherlands Railways as, with the passage of the years, he dedicated himself increasingly to the vastly wider field of transport economics. I would emphasize, however, that his theoretical knowledge and views in wider contexts have also been of great value to Netherlands Railways, and I greatly appreciate this opport unity of referring to this aspect in a few personal words. It is characteristic both of his person and his attitude that his work was often the occasion for contacts of a more personal nature, contacts which were profoundly marked by his philosophy and convictions. Our relations date from more than thirty-seven years ago, when he asked me for a con tribution for a magazine which he helped to edit at that time and which was concerned with the same field as I was. We became colleagues when he entered the service of NS, the Netherlands Railways. His sphere of work at that time was such that he was consulted more and more frequently by others. His particular value to NS has been the increased dimension of transport policy and decision making he added to the company's existing policy and decision making.

Author : K. Small
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136461583

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Urban Transportation Economics by K. Small Pdf

This title provides a comprehensive review of the economics of urban transportation.

Author : Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez,Zhi Liu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1558444181

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Infrastructure Economics and Policy by Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez,Zhi Liu Pdf

In this comparison of infrastructure across countries and sectors, leading international academics and practitioners consider the latest approaches to infrastructure policy, implementation, and finance. The book presents evidence-based solutions and policy considerations, essential concepts and economic theories, and a current overview.