Archive:News – Rail Industry
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Center’s Jeffrey Macher Quoted in ABC News Article on Canadian Rail Shutdown
A prolonged shutdown of Canadian freight rail companies due to labor disputes could seriously disrupt U.S. supply chains, driving up prices and slowing down the economy, experts warn. While the immed
Categories: Infrastructure, News
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Executive Director John Mayo Addresses Subject of Subsidies to Stimulate Broadband Deployment
Executive Director John Mayo participated as an invited panelist at the America Enterprise Institute’s program on “Will Broadband Be Affordable? Assessing Regulations for Broadband Subsidies”.
Categories: News, News - Digital Economy
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Jeffrey Macher Warns of Potential Economic Fallout of a Rail Strike to ABC News
In a recent interview with the ABC News, The Center's Academic Advisor and Professor of Strategy, Economics and Policy, Jeffrey T. Macher explains how a rail strike would negatively impact supply cha
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Delp, Ukhaneva, Mayo quoted in Transport Topics’ coverage of Freight Rail Colloquium
Several speakers at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business' "The Economics and Regulation of the Freight Rail Industry" colloquium addressed various aspects of railroad and other tran
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Second Annual Research Colloquium on the Economics and Regulation of the Freight Rail Industry
The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 largely but not completely deregulated the U.S. freight rail industry. More than thirty years of hindsight affords a rich opportunity for fresh economic analysis of
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