Does road pricing affect port freight activity: Recent evidence from the port of New York and New Jersey

In this paper, we examine the movement of container freight in, out and around the third largest maritime port in the United States and the use of toll facilities by these freight movements. Understanding how road pricing affects freight activity is of significant interest to transport planners, port operators and commercial interests with regards to regional competitiveness and economic development.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	King, David A. ; Gordon, Cameron E. ; Peters, Jonathan R.
Published in:	Research in Transportation Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0739-8859. - Vol. 44.2014, C, p. 2-11
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	New York City \| Freight \| Tolling \| Road pricing \| Infrastructure finance \| Port commerce

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	R1 - General Regional Economics ; R3 - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location ; H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue ; H3 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents ; D4 - Market Structure and Pricing
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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