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Essays on Transport Economics
. Ed(S): Coto-Millan, Pablo; Inglada, Vincente
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Description for Essays on Transport Economics
Paperback. Encompassing various fields of economics, the study of transport from an economic point of view serves as a test bench for applying the methodological developments of economic science to the real world. This book covers the basic analytical methods used in transportation economics and policy analysis. Editor(s): Coto-Millan, Pablo; Inglada, Vincente. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 381 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 75 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJH; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554.
An analysis of the history of economic thought reveals that transport and econ- ics have always gone hand-in-hand. Many methodological developments in e- nomic theory have emerged from the sphere of transport; Jules Dupuit (1849) and Arthur C. Pigou (1912), for example, proposed price setting in transport inf- structures, particularly on congested roads. This issue is referred to in economic literature as optimum price setting and is still the subject of much attention even today. It is difficult to imagine how the transcendental change in economic dev- opment brought about by the industrial revolution would have occurred without the invention ... Read more
An analysis of the history of economic thought reveals that transport and econ- ics have always gone hand-in-hand. Many methodological developments in e- nomic theory have emerged from the sphere of transport; Jules Dupuit (1849) and Arthur C. Pigou (1912), for example, proposed price setting in transport inf- structures, particularly on congested roads. This issue is referred to in economic literature as optimum price setting and is still the subject of much attention even today. It is difficult to imagine how the transcendental change in economic dev- opment brought about by the industrial revolution would have occurred without the invention ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
381
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Economics
Number of Pages
381
Place of Publication
Heidelberg, Germany
ISBN
9783790817645
SKU
V9783790817645
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Ref
99-15
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