Transportation Economics: Theory and Practice: A Case Study Approach - Softcover

McCarthy, Patrick S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631221816 ISBN 13: 9780631221814

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2001

Synopsis

Unlike any other book available, this collection uses a detailed analysis of econometric results from current transportation literature to provide an integrated collection of theory and application. Case studies are used to illustrate the economic principles developed, while testable hypotheses and economic results are highlighted throughout the text to provide a well–developed introduction to the foundations of transportation economics.

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About the Author

Patrick S. McCarthy is Professor and Chair in the School of Economics at Georgia Institute of Technology, and was formerly Professor of Economics in the Krannert Graduate School of Business at Purdue University. His current research interests focus upon transportation demand modeling, public transit costs, transportation safety, government regulation, and transportation infrastructure. He is widely published, and since 1993 he has contributed to the Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, the Journal of Infrastructure Systems, the Review of Economics and Statistics, Transport Policy, Economics Letters, and the Journal of Urban Economics.

From the Back Cover

Transportation Economics explores the efficient use of society′s scarce resources for the movement of people and goods. This book carefully examines transportation markets and standard economic tools, how these resources are used, and how the allocation of society resources affects transportation activities.

This textbook is unique in that it uses a detailed analysis of econometric results from current transportation literature to provide an integrated collection of theory and application. Its numerous case studies illustrate the economic principles, discuss testable hypotheses, analyze econometric results, and examine each study′s implications for public policy. These features make this a well–developed introduction to the foundations of transportation economics.

Additional case studies on a spectrum of domestic and international transportation topics available at http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/mccarthy in order to keep students abreast of recent developments in the field and their implications for public policy.

The paperback edition of this book is not available from Blackwell in the US or Canda.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631221816
• ISBN 13: 9780631221814
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640