Econ 598 AA- Transportation Economics, Fall 2020

Assignment #2

1.Discuss the effectiveness of cost-benefit analysis as a method of allocating resources in transportation.

Compare the goals and interests of private (fully deregulated) operators and of public operators in the transportation sector.

2.Discuss the importance of measuring output in transportation industries in terms of capacity or in terms of the actual volume of activity.

3.Discuss the extent to which a national road pricing system would be effective in reducing the demand for car use.