Berndt, Ernst R.; Friedlaender, Ann F.; Wang Chiang, … - 2021
The success of deregulation in creating a viable private rail freight system in the ?U.S. since 1979 is relatively … undisputed. Deregulation has proceeded in three ways: (i) eased rate setting restrictions; (ii) simplified merger applications … of deregulation on rail costs from those directly attributable to mergers and acquisitions. We employ a translog variable …