U.S. Freight Rail Economics and Policy - Are We on the Right Track? (Paperback)

The passage of the Staggers Rail Act in 1980 led brought a renaissance to the freight rail industry. In the decade following, economists documented the effects of the Act on a variety of important economic metrics including prices, costs, and productivity. Over the preceding years, and with the return of the industry to more stable footing, attention to the industry by economists faded. The lack of attention, however, has not been due to a dearth of ongoing economic and policy issues that continue to confront the industry. In this volume, we begin to rectify this inattention. Rather than retread older analyses or provide yet another look at the consequences of Staggers, we assemble a collection of ten chapters in four sections that collectively provide fresh and up-to-date analyses of the economic issues and policy challenges the industry faces: the first section sets the context through foundational discussion of freight rail; the second section highlights the role of freight rail in an increasingly interrelated economy; the third section examines industry structure and scope in freight rail; and the fourth section assesses current regulatory challenges that confront freight rail. This book will be of great value to researchers, academics, policymakers, and students interested in the fields of freight rail economics and policy, transportation, business history, and regulatory economics.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Transport Analysis
Release date:	March 2021
First published:	2019
Editors:	Jeffrey Macher • John Mayo
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-78646-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Railway transport industries > General
LSN:	0-367-78646-X
Barcode:	9780367786465

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