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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  University of Saskatchewan, Canada

  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  Canada  S7N 0W0
• Authors:
  • Prokop, D H
• 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
• 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