I hate airlines' practice of charging to check bags even though I rarely check bags. But I understand the economics.
Strangely, Matthew Yglesias does not:
I have to say I’m not really very sympathetic to this sentiment, or with the current Southwest Airlines ad campaign slamming bag fees.
If you figure an airline is going to believe it can acquire a given amount of revenue per passenger from a given route, the bag fee doesn’t actually alter...
Glaeser on HSR
Economist Ed Glaeser runs the numbers for a hypothetical high-speed rail line from Houston to Dallas and concludes they don't add up. I think it's a closer call.Here's the crux of his...
Glaeser on HSR
Economist Ed Glaeser runs the numbers for a hypothetical high-speed rail line from Houston to Dallas and concludes they don't add up. I think it's a closer call.Here's the...
Downtown apartment owners should try this experiment
From City Beat: Daimler will partner with the City of Austin to operate a car-share pilot program, Mayor Will Wynn announced this morning.The city will set aside urban-core parking spaces for...
Downtown apartment owners should try this experiment
From City Beat: Daimler will partner with the City of Austin to operate a car-share pilot program, Mayor Will Wynn announced this morning.The city will set aside urban-core parking spaces for...
A high-speed rail proposal that makes no sense
There were serious proposals to build high-speed rail in Texas in the mid-1990s. The proposals never made it out of the station, though, largely because of fierce opposition by Southwest...
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