Principles of Transport Economics

by Emile Quinet and Roger Vickerman

Book Overview

Transport continues to present considerable challenges for both policymakers and economists throughout the world. This book provides a rigorous analytical approach to transport economics and transport policy, showing how economic principles can be applied to problems and practical solutions derived. As well as providing detailed coverage on the conventional topics of demand, costs, market structure, externalities, investment appraisal and regulation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845422562
• ISBN13: 9781845422561
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Honestly, the best text for the field at an upper undergrad or first-year grad level

Let me begin by saying that texts of economic subfields come in two varieties: the excessively simple and the mathematically precise. The former is meant for a survey course for freshmen or sophmores, the latter is meant for a serious student in a dedicated field of study. This book falls in the latter. While there are a small number of obvious (and annoying) errors, if you work through the derivations of the formulas as you should, instead of blithely copying them down, you will catch the bulk of them. The surveys of research are thorough and fairly complete, and since the authors represent European universities there is a fair amount of European literature included (some from non-English reviews). The formulas are a welcome addition, explained thoroughly and so complement classroom lecture or a serious student of mathematics and economics. If you aren't too solid on the math, I'd recommend a good review of mathematical econ, ie Takayama's classic tome.