Encouraging Cooperation Among Competitors: The Case of Motor Carrier Deregulation and Collective Ratemaking

by William Tye

Overview

Collective ratemaking in the motor carrier industry is undoubtedly one of the most poorly understood issues in the literature on economic regulation. While strongly held opinions are commonplace, real knowledge of the collective ratemaking process and of how trucking tariffs are constructed is scarce. William Tye closes this gap in our knowledge with the most comprehensive study yet of the effects of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 on competition on the trucking industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780899302461
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/04/1987
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

WILLIAM B. TYE is a Principal of Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett, Inc., an economics and management consulting firm which specializes in antitrust and regulation.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Overview of Issues Raised by Collective Ratemaking in the Motor Carrier Industry
Evaluation of the Structure and Performance of the Trucking Industry under the Motor Carrier Act of 1980
The Dilemma of Encouraging Cooperation among Horizontally and Vertically Related Rivals in the Motor Carrier Industry
The Dilemma of Cooperation among Rivals: Communicating to Customers
Conclusions and Recommendations
Bibliography
Index