SOME THEORETICAL ISSUES IN THE PRICING OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

The transportation economics literatures contains a number of separate developments which typically are not combined into a single analysis. These include: (1) short-run peak-load pricing of transportation facilities; (2) long-run problems in determining the optimum size of transportation facilities; (3) regulation of transportation systems made up of several facilities (e.g., several roads going to the same place); and (4) incorporation of the value of time into transportation problems. This paper brings all of these issues together into a single transportation model. An empirical study which applies this model to airports is briefly described. For other kinds of transportation systems, this model can be adopted in a straightforward fashion by policy analysts, planners, and transport authorities.

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  Western Washington University, Bellingham

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• Authors:
  • Likens, J D
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 56-72
• Serial:
  • Annals of Regional Science
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag
  • ISSN: 0570-1864

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Mathematical models; Prices; Regulation; Transportation; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation models; Transportation systems
• Subject Areas: Economics; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153271
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM