Social structures and speeding trucks

Michael A. Faia

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), 2000, vol. 51, issue 5, 529-545

Abstract: This study develops a Maple worksheet for experimenting with truck transportation, with incentives for speeding, and with the efficacy of various ways of controlling speeding. The model suggests that the total cost function, operating as a feedback mechanism, may influence a truck driver’s incentives for speeding and/or a firm’s incentives for encouraging or discouraging speeding.

Keywords: Mathematical sociology; Truck transportation; Sanction systems; Social control; Deviant behavior; Law enforcement; Cost minimization; Maple computer algebra system; Social structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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