Analytical Studies in Transport Economics

First published in 1985 and strongly quantitative in flavour this book presents work that was at the frontier of research in the field of transport economics.

Andrew F. Daughety (Edited by)

9780521070874, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 August 2008

264 pages
22.5 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.48 kg

First published in 1985 and strongly quantitative in flavour, Analytical Studies in Transport Economics presents work that was at the frontier of research in the field of transport economics. Written by some of the leading scholars in this field, it covers intercity freight and air passenger transport. The eight papers included cover a range of modelling approaches and address a variety of transport issues. They are all, however, concerned with the analysis of current issues - questions of industry productivity, optimal pricing and regulation, prediction of equilibrium, and the problems of competition. The collection is preceded by an invaluable 'Introduction and overview' by the editor. Provided to place the volume in context, this overview gives a brief review of the relevant literature and then endeavours to present the common results and findings which cut across the individual papers or approaches.

1. Analytical transport economics - structure and overview Andrew F. Daughety
2. Augmentation effects and technical change in the regulated trucking industry, 1974–1979 Ann F. Friedlaender and Sharon Schur Bruce
3. An econometric analysis of the cost and production structure of the trucking industry Andrew F. Daughety, Forrest D. Nelson, and William R. Vigdor
4. Network effects and the measurement of returns to scale and density for U.S. railroads Douglas W. Caves, Laurits R. Christensen, Michael W. Tretheway, and Robert J. Windle
5. Using indexed quadratic cost functions to model network technologies Richard H. Spady
6. Joint estimation of freight transportation decisions under non-random sampling Daniel McFadden, Clifford Winston, and Axel Boersch-Supan
7. Freight network equilibrium: a review of the state of the art Terry L. Friesz and Patrick T. Harker
8. 8. Efficient pricing with rivalry between a railroad and a pipeline Ronald R. Braeutigam
9. Airline deregulation, fares, and market behavior: some empirical evidence Gregory D. Call and Theodore E. Keeler.

Subject Areas: Industry & industrial studies [KN]