Pricing Freight Transport to Account for External Costs

by Congressional Budget Office

Freight transport plays a key role in the economy. Over the past several decades, as the U.S. economy and the role of international trade have grown, freight shipping activity has increased substantially. That activity has been accompanied by a considerable amount of public and private spending on the highway and rail infrastructure that supports it. The economic returns from such investments depend on the public and private value of the activities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511718633
• ISBN13: 9781511718639
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"