U.S. Freight Rail Economics and Policy (eBook, ePUB)

Are We on the Right Track?
Redaktion: Macher, Jeffrey; Mayo, John

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is 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 frieght rail industry faces.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429632150
• Artikelnr.: 56889916

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey T. Macher is a Professor of Strategy, Economics and Public Policy in the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, USA. John W. Mayo is a Professor of Economics, Business and Public Policy in the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Section I. Foundations
1. "The Evolution of the Post-Staggers Rail Industry and Rail Policy" by
Mark Burton and Paul Hitchcock
2. "Economic Foundations for 21st Century Freight Rail Rate Regulation"
by John W. Mayo and Robert D. Willig
Section II. Railroads in an Increasingly Interrelated Economy
3. "International Trade and the Demand for U.S. Rail Services" by
Ferdinando Monte
4. "Accounting for External Costs in Pricing Freight Transportation:
Eight Policy Options" by David Austin
5. "Price Effects in Truck-Competitive Railroad Markets" by Gerard
McCullough and Ishay Hadah
Section III. The Structure of the Rail Industry
6. "Restructuring Rail Systems: Implications for Network Quality and
Welfare" by David Besanko
7. "An Empirical Analysis of Economies of Scope in the U.S. Railroad
Industry" by Azrina Abdullah Al-Hadi and James Peoples
Section IV. Railroads and Post-Staggers Regulation
8. "The Law and Economics of Revenue Adequacy" by Jeffrey T. Macher,
John W. Mayo and Lee Pinkowitz
9. "Open Access and Revenue Adequacy" by William Huneke
10. "Regulation in a 'Deregulated' Industry: Railroads in the
Post-Staggers Era" by John W. Mayo and David E.M. Sappington
List of Contributors
Index