THE WELFARE GAIN FROM TRUCKING DEREGULATION: TRANSBORDER TRUCKING AND CABOTAGE
This paper deals with how to model the effect of cabotage in transborder trucking markets. It will argue that: 1) deregulation in general represents a net welfare gain to a society as narrowly composed of shippers and trucking firms; and 2) the current cabotage regulations, in place in Canada and the United States, are a non-tariff trade barrier that, even in the current deregulatory environment on both sides of the border, can lead to a further gain in societal welfare if they were removed either unilaterally or under a reciprocity agreement. In other words, cabotage reform is a positive sum game for North American transborder trucking markets.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada S7N 0W0 -
Authors:
- Prokop, D H
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Conference:
- Transportation: Emerging Realities. Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Date: 1997-5-25 to 1997-5-28
- Publication Date: 1997
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 555-572
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Serial:
- Publication of: Saskatchewan University, Canada
- Publisher: University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- ISSN: 1183-2770
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cabotage; Deregulation; International borders; Regulatory reform; Socioeconomic areas; Trade restrictions; Truck traffic; Trucking; Welfare economics
- Geographic Terms: Canada; United States
- Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00797485
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 12 2000 12:00AM