The Staggers Act at 35: Railroad Economics and Regulation
This collection of papers includes authors who served on the National Academy of Science-Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee for a Study of Freight Rail Transportation and Regulation (2014–15) and other authors who participated in the Economics and Regulation of the Freight Railroad Indust...
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| author | Wilson, Wesley W. Schmalensee, Richard |
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| description | This collection of papers includes authors who served on the National Academy of Science-Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee for a Study of Freight Rail Transportation and Regulation (2014–15) and other authors who participated in the Economics and Regulation of the Freight Railroad Industry Research Colloquium at Georgetown University (June 2015). It covers topics from the TRB report and a wide range of other topics related to the freight railroad industry. These include: a synopsis of the research and findings of the TRB committee, the financial performance of railroads since deregulation, examination of price regulation, costing theory and methods, measuring revenue adequacy, consequences of providing network access, as well as railroad safety. The collection provides a comprehensive review of regulation, economics, and current issues confronting the freight railroad industry. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1074772022-10-01T23:28:51Z The Staggers Act at 35: Railroad Economics and Regulation Wilson, Wesley W. Schmalensee, Richard Sloan School of Management Schmalensee, Richard This collection of papers includes authors who served on the National Academy of Science-Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee for a Study of Freight Rail Transportation and Regulation (2014–15) and other authors who participated in the Economics and Regulation of the Freight Railroad Industry Research Colloquium at Georgetown University (June 2015). It covers topics from the TRB report and a wide range of other topics related to the freight railroad industry. These include: a synopsis of the research and findings of the TRB committee, the financial performance of railroads since deregulation, examination of price regulation, costing theory and methods, measuring revenue adequacy, consequences of providing network access, as well as railroad safety. The collection provides a comprehensive review of regulation, economics, and current issues confronting the freight railroad industry. 2017-03-17T18:46:12Z 2017-03-17T18:46:12Z 2016-04 2017-02-02T15:21:14Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0889-938X 1573-7160 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107477 Schmalensee, Richard L., and Wesley W. Wilson. “The Staggers Act at 35: Railroad Economics and Regulation.” Review of Industrial Organization 49, no. 2 (April 29, 2016): 127–131. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6351-2300 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11151-016-9521-4 Review of Industrial Organization Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Springer Science+Business Media New York application/pdf Springer US Springer US |
| spellingShingle | Wilson, Wesley W. Schmalensee, Richard The Staggers Act at 35: Railroad Economics and Regulation |
| title | The Staggers Act at 35: Railroad Economics and Regulation |
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| title_fullStr | The Staggers Act at 35: Railroad Economics and Regulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Staggers Act at 35: Railroad Economics and Regulation |
| title_short | The Staggers Act at 35: Railroad Economics and Regulation |
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