The benefits of deregulation

Consumer gains from deregulation in the USA transport sector are listed, particularly reduced tariffs. Specific data are given for airlines including Ryanair, for truck deregulation in the UK since 1968, taxi deregulation in Ireland, airport deregulation and the growth of new or secondary airports, bus deregulation in Ireland reducing fares, and USA and European deregulations contrasted. For the covering abstract for this conference see ITRD E128114.

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• Authors:
  • BARRETT, S
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 229-245
• Serial:
  • INTRODUCTORY REPORT AND SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS AT THE 16TH ECMT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THEORY AND PRACTICE IN TRANSPORT ECONOMICS, HELD BUDAPEST, OCTOBER 2003
  • Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airports; Buses; Conferences; Deregulation; Economics; Freight transportation; Improvements; Tariffs; Taxicabs; Transportation
• ITRD Terms: 1126: Air transport; 1037: Airport; 1272: Bus; 8525: Conference; 144: Deregulation; 263: Economics of transport; 1112: Freight transport; 9108: Improvement; 241: Tariff; 1148: Taxi
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01019749
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 92-821-2333-2
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 9 2006 8:12AM