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Transportation Economics
Transportation Economics
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Published Date
January 1965
Copyright
1965
ISBN
0-87014-308-5
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Table of Contents
Front matter to "Transportation Economics"
Author(s):
Chapter 1:
Introduction to "Transportation Economics"
Author(s):
Chapter 2:
Transport Costs, Pricing, and Regulation
Author(s):
(p. 3-42)
Chapter 3:
The Dynamic Interdependence of Transportation Pricing, Transportation Costs, and the Rates of Growth or Decline of the Various Modes of Transportation
Author(s):
(p. 43-60)
Chapter 4:
Airline Costs and Managerial Efficiency
Author(s):
Robert J. Gordon
(p. 61-94)
Chapter 5:
The Role of Advertising Costs in the Airline Industry
Author(s):
(p. 95-120)
Chapter 6:
Transportation Costs and Their Implications: An Empirical Study of Railway Costs in Canada
Author(s):
(p. 121-138)
Chapter 7:
Some Allocational Problems in Highway Finance
Author(s):
(p. 139-165)
Chapter 8:
Innovation and Technical Change in the Railroad Industry
Author(s):
Edwin Mansfield
(p. 169-197)
Chapter 9:
The Determination of a Fair Return on Investment for Regulated Industries
Author(s):
(p. 199-241)
Chapter 10:
The Commuting and Residential Decisions of Central Business District Workers
Author(s):
(p. 245-274)
Chapter 11:
Pricing as a Tool in Coordination of Local Transportation
Author(s):
William Vickrey
(p. 275-296)
Chapter 12:
The Economics of Transportation Planning in Urban Areas
Author(s):
(p. 297-325)
Chapter 13:
Some Major Aspects of Urban Transport Policy Formation
Author(s):
(p. 327-348)
Chapter 14:
The Relevance of the Common Carrier Under Modern Economic Conditions
Author(s):
(p. 351-379)
Chapter 15:
The Effects of Entry Control in Surface Transport
Author(s):
(p. 381-422)
Chapter 16:
Manpower in Operating Classifications on the Railroads
Author(s):
John T. Dunlop
(p. 423-438)
Chapter 17:
Research and Public Policy Issues: Some Canadian Comparisons
Author(s):
(p. 439-451)
Index to "Transportation Economics"
Author(s):
(p. 453-464)
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