Rail Price Competition in the Upper Great Plains: A Post Stagger's Development?
The purpose of this paper is to examine changes in the grain pricing practices of railroads in the Upper Great Plains pre- and post-Staggers Rail Act. This paper will attempt to determine if any observable pricing practice changes have taken place and if product and geographic competition have been effective in preventing rate discrimination.
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Corporate Authors:
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
North Dakota State University
1320 Albrecht Boulevard
Fargo, ND United States 581052 -
Authors:
- Griffin, Gene C
- Mielke, Jon H
- Publication Date: 1983-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Tables;
- Pagination: 18p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Competition; Freight transportation; Grain; Pricing; Railroad transportation; Rates
- Identifier Terms: Staggers Rail Act of 1980
- Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01835970
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Staff Paper No. 56, SP-56
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 15 2022 4:42PM