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Vol's 1 and 2: A Study of Liner Shipping Services Into and Out of Australia

Volume 1 of the Bureau's Report No 60, 'A Study of Liner Shipping Services into and out of Australia', presents a distillation of the findings of the study and was intended to address the interests of a wide audience an…

Release date: 2 February 1986

Research Report

Contestability Theory: An Assessment of its Relevance to Australian Liner Shipping

Contestable market theory suggests that if certain criteria are met, abovenormal profit-taking would be reduced or eliminated because of the threat of entry to exploit even transitory profit opportunities. In this Paper…

Release date: 2 January 1986

Research Report

Deregulation of the Domestic Airline Industry in the United States

This Paper discusses the aviation regulatory system in the United States and its effects on the airline industry there. It concentrates on the domestic passenger market as this is the area currently under review in Aust…

Release date: 2 January 1986

Research Report

Survey of Trucking Operations 1982–83: Methodology and Results

Early in 1984 the Bureau of Transport Economics carried out a survey of trucking operations, primarily to assist the National Road Freight Industry Inquiry in its data collection activity. This Paper describes the surve…

Release date: 2 January 1986

Research Report

Australian Long Distance Coach Industry Review

Recent years have seen a major-increase in the level of competition within the long distance coach industry in Australia. This competition has led to a significant fall in fares and a reported growth in passenger number…

Release date: 2 December 1985

Statistics

BTE Road Construction Price Indexes: 1974–75 to 1984–85

This Information Paper presents input-price indexes for national road construction activity for the period 1974–75 to 1984–85. Earlier values of the indexes, going back to 1969–70, can be found in BTE Report 49, Road Co…

Release date: 2 November 1985

Statistics

Australian Road Financing Statistics 1973–74 to 1982–83

This Paper provides an update of the data on the road expenditure of the three levels of government in Australia, plus State road revenue, originally contained in BTE Information Paper 3, Australian Road Financing Stati…

Release date: 2 August 1985

Research Report

Review of Road Pricing in Australia and Overseas

The main purpose of the work presented in this Paper was to examine the nature of road pricing in Australia and identify potential areas for improvement. The approach adopted was to consider the relevant aspects of econ…

Release date: 2 August 1985

Research Report

Benefits of Urban Public Transport Subsidies in Australia

This Paper was commissioned by the Bureau of Transport Economics to expand the Bureau's understanding of the nature and extent of subsidies in Australian transportation. The Paper looks at public transport in Australian…

Release date: 2 May 1985

Research Report

Competition and Regulation in Domestic Aviation: Submission to Independent Review

This Paper has been prepared as a submission to the Independent Review of Economic Regulation of Domestic Aviation. The approach followed in the submission has two parts. The first presents an analysis of the structure …

Release date: 2 May 1985

Research Report

Container Terminal Productivity in Port Botany: CTAL Terminal

The first-generation container terminals in Port Jackson were built as a rapid response to changes in shipping and cargo handling technology in the 1960s. Many of the lessons learned from these and other first-generatio…

Release date: 2 May 1985

Research Report

Role of Rural Local Government in the Provision of Roads: A Review

This Paper examines the significance of road construction and maintenance in relation to the wide role of local government. It covers the sources of funds and the decision-making processes relating to road activities. T…

Release date: 2 May 1985

Research Report

Social Aspects of Australian Roads

This Paper presents a preliminary assessment of the social aspects of the Australian road system. The focus of the research undertaken for this Paper was on examining a number of complementary approaches that could be u…

Release date: 2 May 1985

Research Report

Market Response to Discount Domestic Air Fares

The introduction by East–West Airlines of low-cost fares on the Sydney–Melbourne and Sydney–Brisbane routes in the first half of 1983 generated considerable debate within the aviation industry. The early stages of this …

Release date: 2 January 1985

Research Report

Value of Time: A Pilot Survey of Road Users

This Paper has been prepared as part of an ongoing investigation into the value of travel time savings. It follows on from the work reported in Bureau of Transport Economics Occasional Papers 51 and 57. The results of a…

Release date: 2 January 1985

Statistics

Australian Roads Summary Data, 1982

This Paper contains basic information on the Australian road network, and on certain related data such as travel, expenditure, vehicle stock, and freight movement. The Paper is presented as a summary guide for ready ref…

Release date: 2 December 1984