Revitalizing a Nation
Competition and Innovation in the US Transportation System
Published on 20. December 2023
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-8157-4040-7 (ISBN)
Description
An efficient transportation system reduces the cost of distance by moving people and goods from their origins to their destinations as cheaply, quickly, and safely as possible. By enabling individuals and firms to be more productive, transportation provides the foundation for the development and growth of industries and an entire economy.
Clifford Winston, Jia Yan, and Associates argue that competition and innovation are the key drivers of an efficient transportation system. The authors provide new evidence that transportation deregulation and privatization that spur additional competition among carriers and infrastructure providers, as well as new innovations that create autonomous transportation services, have the potential to rid the US transportation system of its major inefficiencies and revitalize the nation.
Clifford Winston, Jia Yan, and Associates argue that competition and innovation are the key drivers of an efficient transportation system. The authors provide new evidence that transportation deregulation and privatization that spur additional competition among carriers and infrastructure providers, as well as new innovations that create autonomous transportation services, have the potential to rid the US transportation system of its major inefficiencies and revitalize the nation.
Reviews / Votes
"Since its origins in France in the early 19th century, transportation planning has been an incubator for the economic theory of incentives and consumer behavior. In its more recent history in the United States, transportation planning has become a branch of civil engineering, with a command-and-control approach to the design of transport infrastructure and the operation of transit systems. This book provides policy recommendations and empirical evidence that the use of economic markets and the incentives introduced through decentralization, privatization, and competition can increase the efficiency and utility of our transportation system. This is a provocative message that will get pushback from the transportation community, but it initiates a dialogue that can lead to significant improvements in the design and operation of our transportation infrastructure." -- Daniel L. McFadden, E. Morris Cox Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Nobel Laureate in Economics "This timely volume presents new research on the efficient design of transportation systems, reminds us that how a nation deploys transportation technology and utilizes its public and private transportation capital are key determinants of economic performance, and highlights the central role of public policy in the transportation sector." -- James M. Poterba, Mitsui Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in transportation economics, in part stimulated by new technologies such as electric and autonomous vehicles. This volume provides an invaluable economic analysis of some of the key public policy issues. It will be of great interest to both research scholars and public policymakers." -- Stephen J. Redding, Harold T. Shapiro '64 Professor of Economics, Princeton UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
83 b/w illustrations; 54 tables
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
669 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8157-4040-7 (9780815740407)
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Clifford Winston | Jia Yan
Revitalizing a Nation
Competition and Innovation in the Us Transportation System
E-Book
12/2023
1st Edition
Brookings Institution
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Persons
Clifford Winston is a senior fellow in the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution and Jia Yan is a professor of economics at Washington State University.
Content
Chapter 1. Introduction
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Part I. Urban Transportation
Chapter 2. The Effect of Reductions in Vehicle Miles Traveled on Highway Fatalities and Congestion with Heterogeneous Motorists
Vikram Maheshri and Clifford Winston
Chapter 3. Is Public Bus Transit a Competitor or a Subordinate to Public Rail Transit?
Austin J. Drukker and Clifford Winston
Chapter 4. Measuring the Benefits of Ridesharing Service to Urban Travelers: The Case of the San Francisco Bay Area
Hyeonjun Hwang, Clifford Winston, and Jia Yan
Chapter 5. Consumer Adoption of Electric Vehicles: The Appropriate Role of the Private Sector and Government
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Chapter 6. Consumer Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles: The Appropriate Role of the Private Sector and Government
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Part II. Intercity Passenger Transportation
Chapter 7. Would US Travelers Benefit from Entry by Foreign Airlines? Simulating the Effect of Cabotage Based on Low-Cost Carrier Competition in US and European Union Markets
Xinlong Tan, Clifford Winston, and Jia Yan
Chapter 7 Appendix. Potential Benefits of Seamless International Airline Travel
Austin J. Drukker and Clifford Winston
Chapter 8. Public Airport Competition and Some Potential Benefits of Private Airport Competition
Austin J. Drukker and Clifford Winston
Chapter 9. Private Airport Competition and Innovation: The Case of Heated Airport Runways
Jukwan Lee, Clifford Winston, and Jia Yan
Chapter 10. Competition and Innovation to Further Improve Intercity Passenger Transportation
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Part III. Freight Transportation
Chapter 11. Railroad Competition and Innovation
Vikram Maheshri, Clifford Winston, Jia Yan, and Scott Dennis
Chapter 12. The Potential Benefits of Autonomous Trucking
Chad Shirley and Clifford Winston
Chapter 13. Water Transportation and Drones
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Part IV. Synthesis and Policy Recommendations
Chapter 14. Synthesis and Policy Recommendations
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Part I. Urban Transportation
Chapter 2. The Effect of Reductions in Vehicle Miles Traveled on Highway Fatalities and Congestion with Heterogeneous Motorists
Vikram Maheshri and Clifford Winston
Chapter 3. Is Public Bus Transit a Competitor or a Subordinate to Public Rail Transit?
Austin J. Drukker and Clifford Winston
Chapter 4. Measuring the Benefits of Ridesharing Service to Urban Travelers: The Case of the San Francisco Bay Area
Hyeonjun Hwang, Clifford Winston, and Jia Yan
Chapter 5. Consumer Adoption of Electric Vehicles: The Appropriate Role of the Private Sector and Government
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Chapter 6. Consumer Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles: The Appropriate Role of the Private Sector and Government
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Part II. Intercity Passenger Transportation
Chapter 7. Would US Travelers Benefit from Entry by Foreign Airlines? Simulating the Effect of Cabotage Based on Low-Cost Carrier Competition in US and European Union Markets
Xinlong Tan, Clifford Winston, and Jia Yan
Chapter 7 Appendix. Potential Benefits of Seamless International Airline Travel
Austin J. Drukker and Clifford Winston
Chapter 8. Public Airport Competition and Some Potential Benefits of Private Airport Competition
Austin J. Drukker and Clifford Winston
Chapter 9. Private Airport Competition and Innovation: The Case of Heated Airport Runways
Jukwan Lee, Clifford Winston, and Jia Yan
Chapter 10. Competition and Innovation to Further Improve Intercity Passenger Transportation
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Part III. Freight Transportation
Chapter 11. Railroad Competition and Innovation
Vikram Maheshri, Clifford Winston, Jia Yan, and Scott Dennis
Chapter 12. The Potential Benefits of Autonomous Trucking
Chad Shirley and Clifford Winston
Chapter 13. Water Transportation and Drones
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan
Part IV. Synthesis and Policy Recommendations
Chapter 14. Synthesis and Policy Recommendations
Clifford Winston and Jia Yan