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9780815731818

Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy A Handbook in Honor of John R. Meyer

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  • ISBN13:

    9780815731818

  • ISBN10:

    0815731817

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-02-01
  • Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

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Summary

The book covers the basic analytic methods used in transportation economics and policy development and analysis. It's comprehensive survey of transportation economic policy pays homage to a classic work, Techniques of Transportation Planning, by renowned transportation scholar John R. Meyer.

Table of Contents

The Legacy of 1(10)
John R. Meyer
Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez
William B. Tye
Clifford Winston
PART I Techniques of Transportation Analysis
The Demand for Transportation: Models and Application
11(46)
Kenneth A. Small
Clifford Winston
Learning about Transport Costs
57(42)
Ronald R. Braeutigam
Pricing
99(38)
Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez
Project Evaluation
137(44)
Kenneth A. Small
PART II The Automobile in Society
Congestion
181(42)
Herbert Mohring
The Politics of Controlling Auto Air Pollution
223(34)
Arnold M. Howitt
Alan Altshuler
Fuel Economy and Auto Safety Regulation: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?
257(34)
Charles Lave
Lester Lave
Technology-Forcing Public Policies and the Automobile
291(34)
Robert A. Leone
Determinants of Motorization and Road Provision
325(34)
Gregory K. Ingram
Zhi Liu
PART III Transportation and Cities
The Urban Transportation Problem: A Reexamination and Update
359(44)
John F. Kain
Transportation and Land Use
403(34)
Don Pickrell
Accessibility and Economic Opportunity
437(32)
Katherine M. O'Regan
John M. Quigley
PART IV Regulatory Issues in Transportation
Regulatory Reform of U.S. Intercity Transportation
469(24)
Steven A. Morrison
Clifford Winston
Regulation and Innovation: Lessons from the American Railroad Industry
493(38)
Robert E. Gallamore
The Economics of Commercial Transportation Safety
531(32)
Ian Savage
Contributors 563(2)
Index 565

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