Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 The Characteristics and Scope of Transport Economics -- 2 The Analysis of Demand -- Introduction -- The influence of income on the demand for transport -- Demand studies -- The demand for cars -- The demand for public transport -- 3 Models of Passenger Traffic -- The decision-making framework -- Models of urban passenger travel -- Models of intercity passenger demand -- Abstract mode models -- Modal choice models -- 4 The Analysis of Supply -- Introduction -- The identification of the costs of individual traffics -- Cost functions -- Conclusions -- 5 Pricing Policies in Transport -- Introduction -- Pricing principles -- The pricing of road space -- Public transport fares -- Pricing for transport as a whole -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 6 Investment -- Introduction -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Time saving and the value of time -- Some practical problems of investment evaluation -- Suggestions for further reading -- 7 Spatial Equilibrium -- Introduction -- The structure of transport costs and the location of economic activity -- Transport-cost minimisation models -- Concluding observations -- 8 Government Transport Policy -- Introduction -- The scope of government transport policy -- The rationale of government intervention in the transport sector -- The effects of government policy -- Current developments -- 9 Sea Transport -- Introduction -- The structure of the industry -- Supply and demand in shipping markets -- The conference system -- Technical progress: the container revolution -- 10 The Economics of Airlines -- Introduction -- The demand for air travel -- Costs -- Pricing -- Investment problems -- Bibliography -- Index