Estimation of demand for transportation of agricultural commodities

A logit model is used to estimate the elasticities and cross elasticities for freight transport services. The model is applied to a sample of cherry and apple shipments. The performance of the model in explaining choice of transportation method is highly satisfactory. Estimated coefficients, with on...

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Published in:American journal of agricultural economics 1976-05, Vol.58 (2), p.217-223
Main Authors: Miklius, W, Casavant, K.L, Garrod, P.V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
apples
cherries
Cross elasticity of demand
Elasticity of demand
Freight
Freight transport
logit
Rail freight
Rail transit
Shipments
transportation
Transportation demand
Transportation modes
Trucking
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Summary:A logit model is used to estimate the elasticities and cross elasticities for freight transport services. The model is applied to a sample of cherry and apple shipments. The performance of the model in explaining choice of transportation method is highly satisfactory. Estimated coefficients, with one exception, have expected signs and are statistically significant.
ISSN:0002-9092
1467-8276
DOI:10.2307/1238972