PROJECTED IMPACT OF LOWER GRANITE DAM AND SUGGESTED WATERWAY USER FEES ON PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHEAT MOVEMENT · '

Robert Thayer and Ken Casavant

No 283587, 1977 AAEA-WAEA Joint Meeting, July 31-August 3, San Diego, California from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This paper reports on a regional study of the impact of (1) improvements in water navigation and {2) waterway user charges on wheat movements. A transportation model minimizing transportation costs served as the analytical r,)ode 1. It was found that. as expected, shippers and geographical areas in close proximity to the river gained from improved navigation. Not so expectedly, the strong competitive reaction of the railroads allowed distant areas and producers to gain from improved waterways.

Keywords: Public; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9
Date: 1977-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.283587

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