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Recent (and not so recent) Papers
| Actual, Adjacent, and Potential Competition:
Estimating the Full Effect of Southwest Airlines, Journal of Transport
Economics and Policy, May 2001, pp. 239-256. |
| The Remaining Role of Government Policy in the Deregulated Airline Industry, in
Sam Peltzman and Clifford Winston, eds. Deregulation of Network Industries: What's Next?, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, 2000. |
| A $20 Billion Misunderstanding,
The Milkin Institute Review, Third Quarter 2000. |
| Fundamental Flaws of Social Regulation: The Case of Airplane Noise, Journal of Law and Economics, October 1999, pp. 723-743. |
| Airline Mergers: A Long-Run Analysis, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, September 1996, pp. 237-250. |
| The Value of Amtrak, Journal of Law and Economics, October 1990, pp. 361-382. |
| Empirical Implications and Tests of the Contestability Hypothesis, Journal of Law and Economics, April 1987, pp. 53-66. |
| An Economic Analysis of Aircraft Design, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, May 1984, pp. 123-143. |
I was a member of the National Research Council's, Transportation Research Board,
Committee for a Study of Competition in the U.S. Airline Industry. Our report was issued July 30, 1999. Click here for
the full report and here for the press release.
Books
Steven A. Morrison and Clifford Winston,
This book can be ordered from Brookings,
amazon.com,
or barnesandnoble.com.
Steven A. Morrison and Clifford Winston,
The Economic Effects of Airline Deregulation
, Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1986.
This book can be ordered from Brookings,
amazon.com,
or barnesandnoble.com.
Congressional Testimony
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What's Wrong with the Airline Industry: Diagnosis and Possible Cures Testimony to the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives, September 28, 2005. Download testimony in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format |
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The Proposed United-US Airways Merger Testimony to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives, June 15, 2000. Download testimony in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format |
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An Assessment of the State of Competition in the Airline Industry Testimony to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, May 2, 2000. Download testimony in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format |
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New Entrants, Dominated Hubs, and Predatory Behavior Testimony to the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, April 23, 1998. (Identical to April 1, 1998 testimony.) Download testimony in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format |
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New Entrants, Dominated Hubs, and Predatory Behavior Testimony to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, April 1, 1998. Download testimony in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format |
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Airline Deregulation and Fares at Dominated Hubs and Slot-Controlled Airports Testimony to the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, November 5, 1997. Download testimony in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format |
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The Effect of Airport Restrictions on Air Fares Testimony to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, October 21, 1997. Download testimony in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format |
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Market-Based Solutions to Air Service Problems for Medium-Sized Communities Testimony to the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transoportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, June 25, 1997. Download testimony in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format |
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Untitled (concerning highway congestion) Testimony to the Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation, and Infrastructure, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, March 21, 1991. Download testimony in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format |
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Untitled (concerning airline competition and financial problems) Testimony to the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Public Works and Transportation, U.S. House of Representatives, February 5, 1991. Download testimony in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format |
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Bailing Out the Airlines Boston Globe, September 24, 2001 |
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A Market-Based Solution to Airport Congestion Boston Globe, April 14, 2001 |
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Foul Regulatory Weather Grounds Airline Competition Wall Street Journal, December 3, 1997 (based on October 21, 1997 testimony) |
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High-speed Rail a Mistake Boston Globe, December 1, 1992 |
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Let's Just Raise the Price of Highway, Air Transportation to Equal Its Real Cost Roll Call, June 29, 1992 |
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Stormy Weather for the Airlines Boston Globe, August 4, 1991 |
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Pricing the Crowds off the Roads Boston Globe, May 14, 1991 |
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Airline Deregulation TransLaw, Fall, 1990 |
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Californians Getting a Fair Deal on Air Travel Los Angeles Times, June 17, 1990 |
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With Deregulation, Everyone Gains New York Times, April 8, 1990 |
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Helping Airports Take Off New York Times, March 16, 1990 |
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Airline Reregulation Won't Fly on Economic Basis Atlanta Journal and Constitution, April 15, 1989 |
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Less Congestion Requires Higher Fees New York Times, January 15, 1989 |
| The Fare Skies: Air Transportation and Middle America Brookings Review, Fall 1997 (based on June 25, 1997 testimony) |