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Research Reports |
| Title: | Railroad Cost Considerations and the Benefits/Costs of Mergers |
| Authors: | John D. Bitzan |
| University: | North Dakota State University |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Report #: | MPC-97-80 |
| Project #: | MPC-108 |
| TRID #: | 00742303 |
| Keywords: | benefit cost analysis, competition, cost effectiveness, costs, mergers, monopoly, railroad equipment industry, railroads |
| Type: | Research Report – MPC Publications |
This study examines the cost conditions present in the Class I railroad industry. Recent mergers and merger proposals have brought forth questions regarding the desirability of maintaining competition in areas impacted by horizontal mergers and, similarly, the desirability of end-to-end mergers.
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