Forecasting the Demand for Railway Freight Services

Forecasting the Demand for Railway Freight Services

The short-term demand for rail freight transport is not price elastic; it depends chiefly on the quantity of a commodity produced and the quantity exported. The model gives encouraging results, but the author makes suggestions for further research. The study is based on Canadian data for the years 1958 to 1973.

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