Essays in transportation economics and policy [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook in honor of John R. Meyer / / José A. Gómez-Ibáñez, William B. Tye, Clifford Winston, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (583 p.)
• Disciplina: 388
• Soggetto topico: Transportation and state; Transportation
• Altri autori: MeyerJohn Robert Gómez-IbáñezJosé A. <1948-> TyeW. B (William B.) WinstonClifford <1952->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""1 The Legacy of John R. Meyer""; ""PART I - Techniques of Transportation Analysis""; ""2 The Demand for Transportation: Models and Applications""; ""3 Learning about Transport Costs""; ""4 Pricing""; ""5 Project Evaluation""; ""PART II - The Automobile in Society""; ""6 Congestion""; ""7 The Politics of Controlling Auto Air Pollution""; ""8 Fuel Economy and Auto Safety Regulation: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?""; ""9 Technology- Forcing Public Policies and the Automobile""; ""10 Determinants of Motorization and Road Provision""; ""PART III - Transportation and Cities"" ; ""11 The Urban Transportation Problem: A Reexamination and Update""""12 Transportation and Land Use""; ""13 Accessibility and Economic Opportunity""; ""PART IV - Regulatory Issues in Transportation""; ""14 Regulatory Reform of U. S. Intercity Transportation""; ""15 Regulation and Innovation: Lessons from the American Railroad Industry""; ""16 The Economics of Commercial Transportation Safety""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Essays in transportation economics and policy
• ISBN: 9780585041644; 0-8157-1569-2; 0-585-04164-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820521803321
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