Advancing Freight Rates to Increase Revenues

NBC's Optimization Systems Increase Revenues and Productivity

Transportation, freight rates, and economic geography

a r t i c l e i n f o We investigate the role of competitive transport markets in shaping the location of economic activity and the pattern of trade. In our model, carriers supply transport services for shipping manufactured goods, and freight rates are set to clear transport markets. Each carrier must commit to the maximum capacity for a round-trip and thus faces a logistics problem as there a...

Pakistan Road Freight Industry: an Analysis of Tariffs, Revenues and Costs

A study of Pakistan’s private road freight Irenspofl industry was undertaken and data on freight tariffs, vehicle utilisation, revenues andoperating costs were analyzed, Over a period of four years it was found that average !afiff levels closely followed the rate of inflation with a small marked seasonal variation depending on trip direction. Using multiple regression analysis of crosssectional...

The Local Response to Tax Limitation Measures: Do Local Governments Manipulate Voters to Increase Revenues?

This paper provides evidence that some cities subject to a statewide tax limit manipulate their mix of productive and administrative services in an attempt to get voters to override the statewide limit. When a statewide limit reduces a city’s budget, one manipulative response is to cut “service” inputs (for example, teachers or uniformed police officers) by a relatively large amount, while cutt...

Interventions to increase cervical cancer screening rates.

Evidence-Based Answer Invitation letters are the most studied method of encouraging cervical cancer screening, and they are effective (relative risk [RR] = 1.44; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.24 to 1.52).1-3 Invitation letters may be more cost-effective than more intensive recruitment efforts (e.g., telephone interviews, promotional campaigns). Other educational interventions (e.g., other typ...