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Overview
This volume assesses the state of deregulation in the major U.S. network industries: airlines, railroads, telecommunications, and electricity. Each chapter identifies the central policy issues that have arisen in each industry as it undergoes its transformation to a deregulated environment. The authors reveal the flaws of remaining regulations and make the case for faster and more comprehensive deregulation.Contributors include Robert Crandall (Brookings), Curtis Grimm (University of Maryland), Jerry Hausman (MIT), Paul Joskow (MIT), and Steven Morrison (Northeastern).
About the Authors:
Sam Peltzman is Sears Roebuck Professor at the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, and author of Political Participation and Government Regulation (Chicago, 1998).
Clifford Winston is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the coauthor of Alternate Route: Toward Efficient Urban Transportation (Brookings, 1998) and coeditor of Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy: A Handbook in Honor of John R. Meyer (Brookings, 1999).
Synopsis
This volume assesses the state of deregulation in the major U.S. network industries: airlines, railroads, telecommunications, and electricity. Each chapter identifies the central policy issues that have arisen in each industry as it undergoes its transformation to a deregulated environment. The authors reveal the flaws of remaining regulations and make the case for faster and more comprehensive deregulation.
Contributors include Robert Crandall (Brookings), Curtis Grimm (University of Maryland), Jerry Hausman (MIT), Paul Joskow (MIT), and Steven Morrison (Northeastern).
About the Authors:
Sam Peltzman is Sears Roebuck Professor at the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, and author of Political Participation and Government Regulation (Chicago, 1998).
Clifford Winston is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the coauthor of Alternate Route: Toward Efficient Urban Transportation (Brookings, 1998) and coeditor of Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy: A Handbook in Honor of John R. Meyer (Brookings, 1999).