Economist brings scholarly perspective to national transportation policy.
It doesn't take an economist to know we're getting whacked at the pump. When it comes to the billions in federal gasoline and diesel fuel tax revenues, one associate professor of policy analysis and management knows precisely where they are going--down to the last tenth of a...

Regulation and rate-making. (Chapter 7).
Introduction AN EARLY AREA OF SPECIALIZATION IN ECONOMICS dealt with theoretical and practical questions on the regulation of transportation and public utility concerns. The Munn vs. Illinois decision of the Supreme Court and the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 moved the railroad industry toward a regulated status,...

Commercializing air traffic control: have the reforms worked?
The silence that embraced American skies on 11 September 2001 reminded us of the importance of the air transportation industry to modern society. We live in a world in which next-day deliveries and coast-to-coast travel are commonplace rather than exceptional events. This industry depends, in turn, on a network...

Handbook of transportation policy and administration.
9781574445657 Handbook of transportation policy and administration. Ed. by Jeremy Plant et al. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2007 633 pages $139.95 Hardcover Public administration and public policy; 127 HE193 ...

Enhancing security and safety in civil aviation.
Byline: Secretary Leandro R. Mendoza (Speech delivered during the press conference and presentation of the Civil Aviation Authority Bill to the Air Transporation Office (ATO) officials and employees at ATO, MIAA Road, Pasay City, on March 4, 2008) Good Afternoon. It is a...

Enhancing security and safety in civil aviation.
Byline: SECRETARY LEANDRO R. MENDOZA (Speech delivered during the press conference and presentation of the Civil Aviation Authority Bill to the Air Transporation Office (ATO) officials and employees at ATO, MIAA Road, Pasay City, on March 4, 2008) GOOD Afternoon. It is a...

More turbulence ahead: a bumpy ride during U.S.-Japanese aviation talks exemplifies the need for a pragmatic course in future aviation negotiations.
I. INTRODUCTION As U.S. firms collectively weather the relatively hostile business climate in Japan, certain United States-based airlines have been flying above it all for years. Those U.S. airline carriers allowed to take advantage of the trans-Pacific passenger and cargo market are doing well competing against their...

Wandering along the road to competition and convergence - the changing CMRS roadmap.
I. INTRODUCTION: THE WIRELESS ROAD LESS TRAVELED--TWO ROADS DIVERGED A. Once Again, Whither Wireless? B. Charting a Federal Course for CMRS--The FCC as Wilderness Guide II. WIRELESS LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS--1998-2003 III. PERSISTENT PROBLEMS: MISGUIDED LEGAL ANALYSES AND STATE REGULATORY BURDENS A. Conflicting Court and Commission Decisions 1. Section 332 Cases:...

Taxes and transport externalities (1).
Abstract The paper reviews the role of taxation in controlling transport externalities. It argues that the design of transport taxes should take into account pre-existing tax distortions in the economy and looks at the implications of restrictions on the transport instruments at the disposal of the policy...

Weekly Climate Change Policy Update - February 2, 2009.
Article by Kyle W. Danish, Shelley N. Fidler, Andrea Hudson Campbell, Kevin M. Gallagher and Megan Ceronsky To receive the Weekly Update via email, visit our Sign Up/Subscribe page http://www.vnf.com/news-signup.html Commentary: As expected President Obama has directed EPA to reconsider the denial of the Clean...