Fall 2008
Economics 631, Principles of Transportation
Practice Questions
Practice Questions 1 (PDF format)
Practice Questions 2 (PDF format)
Practice Questions 3 (PDF format)
Practice Questions 4 (PDF format)
Review Questions
Review Questions 1 (PDF format)
Review Questions 2 (PDF format)
Review Questions 3 (PDF format)
Review Questions 4 (PDF format)
Handouts
Econ 631 Fall 2008 Syllabus (PDF format)
Trends in Intercity Freight Modal Market Shares (Word format)
Intercity Freight Tonnages (Word format)
Transportation Cost Location Model (PDF format)
Comparison of Spatial Pricing Systems (PDF format)
Derivation of Profit Maximizing Delivered Price (PDF format)
Logistics System (PDF format)
Factors Affecting Shipper-Carrier Negotiating Strength (PDF format)
Private Transport (PDF format)
Private Trucking Regulation (PDF format)
Monopoly (PDF format)
Truck Data (PDF format)
Impact of Product Density on Motor Carrier Cost (PDF format)
Rail Data (PDF format)
Railroad Equipment (PDF format)
Reasons for TOFC & COFC Growth (PDF format)
Impact of Traffic on Rail Profit and Cost Per Ton (PDF format)
Growth of the U.S. Shortline Railroad Industry (PDF format)
The Case for Short Line Railroads (PDF format)
Principal Findings (PDF format)
Major Determinants of Short Line Railroad Profitability (PDF format)
Water Carrier Data (PDF format)
Oil Pipeline Data (PDF format)
Stagnating Growth of Oil Pipelines (Word format)
Shipping Conferences (PDF format)
Tramp Ship Chartering Systems (PDF format)
Ocean Shipping Reform Act (PDF format)
Airline Data (PDF format)
Types of Air Carriers (PDF format)
Airline Profit Maximization (PDF format)
Amtrak Fact Sheet (Word format)
Percent Changes in Amtrak Passengers and Passenger Miles 95-97 / Percent Changes in Ticket Prices and Passenger Revenue (PDF format)
Intercity Bus Passengers (Word format)
Road Congestion Tax Example (PDF format)
Estimates of Congestion Taxes (PDF format)
Mass Transit Facts (PDF format),
(MS WORD format)
Mass Transit Elasticities (PDF format)
Urban Transportation Mode Choice Example (PDF format)
Low Income Commuter Mode Choice (PDF format)
Magnitude of Changes to Divert Commuters to Transit (PDF format)
Urban Transportation Cost Comparison (PDF format)
Government Promotion Facts - 2001 (PDF format),
(MS WORD format)
Reasons & Methods of Government Promotion of Transportation (PDF format)
2005 Federal and State Highway Taxes - Commercial Trucks (PDF format)
Federal Government Promotion of Inland Waterway Transport (PDF format)
Federal Government Financing of Airport Airway Programs (PDF format)
Major Provisions of the Staggers Act of 1980 (PDF format)
Major Provisions of the Motor Carrier Act - 1980 (PDF format)
Major Provisions of the Airline Deregulation Act - 1978 (PDF format),
(MS WORD format)
Impacts of Railroad Deregulation (PDF format)
Impacts of Motor Carrier Deregulation (PDF format)
Impacts of Airline Deregulation (PDF format)
Effects of Deregulation (PDF format)