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Title: Alternative scenarios for Federal transportation policy. Volume III. An integrated policy model for the transportation industries. First year final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5202868· OSTI ID:5202868

The economic effects of existing and prospective federal policies governing intercity and international freight and passenger transportation enterprises in the economy of the United States are evaluated. The analysis encompassses all modes of transportation, including rail, motor, water, air and intermodal coordinative institutions, and focuses upon the impact of alternative regulatory policies. Volume III contains: an introduction and overview; a regional transportation model; an econometric estimation of cost functions in the transportation industries; hedonic cost functions for the trucking industry; interindustry relations in the surface freight transportation industries; and some models of income determination.

Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Center for Transportation Studies
OSTI ID:
5202868
Report Number(s):
DOT-TST-77-80
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English