RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Clifford Winston and Robert W. Crandall, April 19, 2008, The Wall Street Journal
Flights on U.S. airlines have never been more crowded, but despite recent reports, Clifford Winston and Robert Crandall argue, U.S. airlines have never been safer. Read More
VIDEO
Robert W. Crandall and Martha Raddatz, April 16, 2008
Few industries remain subject to classic economic regulation in the United States. Senior Fellow Robert Crandall says the next president should help remove some of the controls left on these industries in order to help promote economic expansion.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert W. Crandall, February 28, 2007, Opportunity 08
Since the 1970s, deregulation has succeeded in increasing overall economic welfare and sharply reducing prices, generally by about 30 percent, for transportation—including air travel, rail transportation, and trucking—and for natural gas and telecommunications. Few industries remain subject to classic economic regulation in the United States. Read More
BOOK
Clifford Winston and Gines de Rus, May 01, 2008
International transportation experts compare and contrast how different nations have managed their airports and air traffic control systems and how well they are meeting the needs of their people. Read More
VIDEO
Mary Peters, Robert Puentes, Clifford Winston and Jason Bordoff, April 28, 2008
The nation’s transportation network is critical to America's commerce and our way of life. Population shifts, congestion and infrastructure all challenge its efficiency. The Brookings Institution’s Opportunity 08 project examined the issue of transportation in America in a forum featuring U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and a panel of Brookings experts.
PAST EVENT
Monday, April 28, 2008
Washington, DC
Opportunity 08 hosted U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters for a discussion of America's transportation infrastructure. Secretary Peters focused on the challenges facing the nation’s transportation network, and how local, state and national leaders can take advantage of new technology and approaches to unleash a new wave of transportation investments in this country. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Clifford Winston and Steven A. Morrison, April 24, 2008, House Judiciary Committee Antitrust Task Force
This fall the United States will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 and, Clifford Winston and Steven Morrison argue, the nation has reason to celebrate because airline deregulation has benefited both travelers and carriers. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Clifford Winston and Robert W. Crandall, December 18, 2006, The Wall Street Journal
Robert Crandall and Clifford Winston argue that policy-makers take the wrong approach in opposing recent merger attempts in the airline industry. While enforcement of antitrust laws can improve consumer welfare in some cases, Crandall and Winston conclude that government efforts to prevent such mergers "do little to improve consumer welfare and sometimes actually reduce it." Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Clifford Winston and Steven A. Morrison, September 28, 2005, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Steven Morrison and Clifford Winston testify before a House committee that the airline industry's financial problems are broadly associated with the industry’s long-term adjustment to airline deregulation. They propose ways that policy-makers can allow the industry to be more efficient and benefit the public. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Paul C. Light, April 24, 2005, The Washington Post
Opinion by Paul C. Light; The Washington Post (4/24/05) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Paul C. Light, February 01, 2002, Government Executive
Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Government Executive, January 2, 2002 Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Paul C. Light, November 05, 2001, USA Today
Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in USA Today, November 5, 2001 Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Clifford Winston and Steven A. Morrison, September 24, 2001, The Boston Globe
In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Clifford Winston and Steve Morrison argue that Congress's airline assistance package should be achieved at minimal societal cost. "Attempts by policymakers to use this tragedy as an opportunity to correct perceived failings of airline competition," they argue, "are inappropriate and unjustified. Industry competition has been strong and effective." Read More
BOOK
Clifford Winston and Sam Peltzman, August 25, 2000
This volume addresses deregulation in the airline, railroad, telecommunications, and electric power industries and identifies the next steps that policymakers should take to enhance public welfare and stimulate competition in the provision of these services. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Steven A. Morrison, Tara Watson and Clifford Winston, September 1998, AEI-Brookings Joint Center
Steven A. Morrison, Tara Watson, and Clifford Winston review the regulatory battle over airplane noise to illustrate how addressing these questions can improve regulatory policy by targeting government action where it is needed. Read More