Figure 2 - Production Possibilities Frontier
Figure 2 - Production Possibilities FrontierSource: The production possibilities frontier is a widely known and used tool in economic courses. For example, see Dolan G. Edwin, 1983.
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Section 4: Comparisons of Multifactor Productivity
Section 4: Comparisons of Multifactor ProductivityData are available that make it possible to carry out comparisons between MFP in trucking and MFP of other transportation industries as well as of the U.S. private business sector. Such a comparison provides a broader perspective into the...
Appendix C - Data on Gross Output and Intermediate Inputs for Truck Transportation, From the GDP By-Industry Accounts and the Input-Output Accounts
Appendix C - Data on Gross Output and Intermediate Inputs for Truck Transportation, From the GDP By-Industry Accounts and the Input-Output AccountsExcel | CSV
GDP By Industry Accounts Year Gross Output ($ millions) Intermediate Inputs ($ millions...Table 12 - Average Length of Haul of Trucks, 1985-2001
Table 12 - Average Length of Haul of Trucks, 1985-2001Excel | CSV
Year Average Length of Haul (Kilometers) Time Period Growth Rates (Annual Percentage Rate) 1985 589 1990 629 1991 641 ...Appendix A - Basic Growth-Accounting Methodology
Appendix A - Basic Growth-Accounting MethodologyThe empirical relationship used to estimate growth of multifactor productivity by the basic growth-accounting methodology is shown below:
Where:
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Figure 1 - MFP in Transportation Industries and U.S. Private Business Sector (1987=100)
Figure 1 - MFP in Transportation Industries and U.S. Private Business Sector (1987=100)Excel | CSV | Table Version
Source The data on which this chart is based were obtained from Table 6.
Appendix I - Cost Shares of the Factor Inputs in Trucking (Percentage)
Appendix I - Cost Shares of the Factor Inputs in Trucking (Percentage)Excel | CSV
Year Intermediate Inputs '(1) Capital '(2) Labor '(3) TOTAL [(1)+(2)+(3)] '(4) 1987 0.474 0.188 0.339 1.000 1988 0.490 0.181 0.329 1.000...Appendix H - Estimation of Land Lost
Appendix H - Estimation of Land LostWith the assumptions provided in the text, the estimation of the land cost is as follows:
Calculate ratio (a) by using data for Structures value, divided by Structures & Equipment value (BEA data). Calculate ratio (b) (Structures...Section 5: Factors Affecting Multifactor Productivity in Trucking
Section 5: Factors Affecting Multifactor Productivity in Trucking Introduction Technology and Advances in TechnologyTechnology is the recipe, the know-how, that is used by producers in different industries in order to produce a product or deliver a service. The technology utilized should...
Appendix J - U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade - Containerized Cargo
Appendix J - U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade - Containerized CargoExcel | CSV
Year Containers - TEUs Metric Tons Time Period Growth of Containers - TEU's (%) Growth of Metric Tons (%) 1998 15,556,255 128,363,847 1999...