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Hilton Atlanta, 303
Hosted By:
Transportation and Public Utilities Group & American Economic Association
Topics in Transportation Economics
Paper Session
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Chair: Richard Fowles, University of Utah
Regulation by Benchmarks
Abstract
Railroads haul thousands of different commodities between thousands of different origins and destinations. The regulatory agency was mandated to have a costing model in place that allocated costs to specific movements and established thresholds which, if established, gave the regulatory agency jurisdiction over rates. In our previous work, Wilson and Wolak (2016), we provide both theoretical and empirical criticisms of the costing methodology and concluded it should be abandoned. In this paper, we offer a benchmark approach to identifying shipments that may warrant further investigation for whether rates are reasonable or not.Electric vehicles and residential energy consumption: An indirect rebound effect
Abstract
Urban air pollution from commuting is a major issue for both developed and developing countries. This paper analyses the internal structure and the size of a city where commuters can choose between two alternative vehicles: the electric or the conventional ones. This choice defines two types of commuters: the polluters and the non-polluters. We show that the location decisions of each type affect the aggregate pollution levels and the size of the city. We study site-specific policies that will lead to a wider use of electric vehicles and improve welfare.Allocative and Productive Efficiency in Rail: A Stochastic Frontier Approach
Abstract
This paper examines railroad efficiency in terms of allocative and productive efficiency. It provides a critical review of the literature and then develops and applies the stochastic frontier model of Khumbacher to more recent data.Discussant(s)
Jeffrey Cohen
,
University of Connecticut
Patrick McCarthy
,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Kenneth Buttton
,
George Mason University
Richard Fowles
,
University of Utah
JEL Classifications
- L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities
- R4 - Transportation Economics