An empirical test of modal choice and allocative efficiency: Evidence from US coal transportation

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1043-1056

  Satar, NurulHuda Mohd ^a   Peoples, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocative efficiency; Capacity constraint; Factor of proportionality; Infrastructure constraint; Translog cost; Transportation modal choice

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COAL TRANSPORTATION; COMMERCE; COST FUNCTIONS; EFFICIENCY; SHIPS; TRUCKS;

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS; FACTOR OF PROPORTIONALITY; INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRAINT; MARKET PRICE; MODAL CHOICE; TRANSLOG; TRANSLOG COST; TRANSPORTATION MODAL CHOICE; TRANSPORTATION SERVICES;

COSTS;

COAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHIPPING; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRUCKING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954311989     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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