Jonathan Cowie
Lecturer T&R
School of Engineering and The Built Environment
Edinburgh Napier University
United Kingdom
Biography
Jonathan Cowie is a lecturer in Transport Economics and programme leader of the MSc in Transport Planning and Engineering. He teaches modules on transport policy, freight transport, public transport and transport economics, and has considerable experience of teaching research methods. Jonathan’s main research interests are in public transport supply side economics (regulation, competition, production economics), freight transport and research methodologies. He is author of the book ‘The Economics of Transport’ published by Routledge and is currently jointly editing The Routledge Handbook of the Principles of Transport Economics with Professor Stephen Ison.
Research Interest
Transport
Publications
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Cowie, J. & Loynes, S. (2012). An assessment of cost management regimes in British rail infrastructure provision. Transportation. 39, 1281 - 1299. doi:10.1007/s11116-012-9389-6. ISSN 0049-4488
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Merkert, R. & Cowie, J. (2011). A quantitative cross-modal analysis of transportation firms’ transaction costs - are airlines any different?. Journal of Air Transport Management. 22, 3 - 8. doi:10.1016/j.jairtraman.2012.01.002. ISSN 0969-6997
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Cowie, J. (2002). Subsidy and productivity in the privatised British passenger railway. Economic issues. 7, 25-38. ISSN 1363-7029
