Research Catalog

Title

Essays in transportation economics and policy : a handbook in honor of John R. Meyer / edited by José A. Gómez-Ibáñez, William B. Tye, and Clifford Winston.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional Authors

• Meyer, John Robert.
• Gómez-Ibáñez, José A., 1948-
• Tye, W. B. (William B.)
• Winston, Clifford, 1952-

Description

vi, 577 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The book covers the basic analytic methods used in transportation economies 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."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Meyer, John Robert
• Transportation
• Transportation and state

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The Legacy of John R. Meyer / Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, William B. Tye and Clifford Winston -- Pt. I. Techniques of Transportation Analysis -- 2. The Demand for Transportation: Models and Applications / Kenneth A. Small and Clifford Winston -- 3. Learning about Transport Costs / Ronald R. Braeutigam -- 4. Pricing / Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez -- 5. Project Evaluation / Kenneth A. Small -- Pt. II. The Automobile in Society -- 6. Congestion / Herbert Mohring -- 7. The Politics of Controlling Auto Air Pollution / Arnold M. Howitt and Alan Altshuler -- 8. Fuel Economy and Auto Safety Regulation: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? / Charles Lave and Lester Lave -- 9. Technology-Forcing Public Policies and the Automobile / Robert A. Leone -- 10. Determinants of Motorization and Road Provision / Gregory K. Ingram and Zhi Liu -- Pt. III. Transportation and Cities -- 11. The Urban Transportation Problem: A Reexamination and Update / John F. Kain -- 12. Transportation and Land Use / Don Pickrell -- 13. Accessibility and Economic Opportunity / Katherine M. O'Regan and John M. Quigley -- Pt. IV. Regulatory Issues in Transportation -- 14. Regulatory Reform of U.S. Intercity Transportation / Steven A. Morrison and Clifford Winston -- 15. Regulation and Innovation: Lessons from the American Railroad Industry / Robert E. Gallamore -- 16. The Economics of Commercial Transportation Safety / Ian Savage.

ISBN

• 0815731825 (acid-free paper)
• 0815731817 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

LCCN

98040260

OCLC

ocm40199988

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries