Essays on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway and U.S. grain market

This dissertation examines several issues regarding the congestion on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway. Chapter II identifies and measures the impact of lock congestion on grain barge rates on these waterways. Results indicate grain barge rates on both rivers are not affected by lag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yu, Tun-Hsiang
Other Authors: Bessler, David A.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2278