Analytical Studies in Transport Economics(ISBN=9780521070874
/ 2008-08-01
First published in 1985 and strongly quantitative in flavour,Analytical Studies in Transport Economics presents work that was atthe frontier of research in the field of transport economics.Written by some of the leading scholars in this field, it coversintercity freight and air passenger transport. The eight papersincluded cover a range of modelling approaches and address avariety of transport issues. They are all, however, concerned withthe analysis of current issues - questions of industryproductivity, optimal pricing and regulation, prediction ofequilibrium, and the problems of competition. The collection ispreceded by an invaluable 'Introduction and overview' by theeditor. Provided to place the volume in context, this overviewgives a brief review of the relevant literature and then endeavoursto present the common results and findings which cut across theindividual papers or approaches.
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