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Qu'En Est-Il Des Rendements D'Echelle Dans Les Industries Quebecoises Et Ontariennes De Transport Par Camion?

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  • GAGNE, R.
  • DIONNE, G.

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Discussions on the effects of the recent deregulation of Québec trucking industry are not unanimous. Some argue that deregulation will reduce competition because there are potential scale economies while others argue that the industry is characterized by constant returns to scale. In this paper we present an econometric analysis of cost functions of trucking firms in Québec and Ontario. Although it is difficult to obtain general conclusions since the technology is non-homothetic, our preliminary results show that large firms produce at constant returns to scale. The anticipated cut-throat competition might not happen since large firms have nothing to gain (in term of costs) from this type of competition. However, our results show that large firms have lower average costs than the average firm, which should introduce short term adjustments in the industry such as a reduction in trucking rates. Les discussions concernant les effets de la déréglementation récente de l’industrie québécoise du transport par camion sont loin de faire l’unanimité. Certains maintiennent qu’une déréglementation amènera une plus grande concentration de l’industrie étant donné qu’il y a des économies d’échelle potentielles alors que les tenants de la déréglementation soutiennent que l’industrie est caractérisée par des rendements constants. Dans cet article, nous présentons une étude économétrique des fonctions de coûts des entreprises québécoises et ontariennes de transport par camion. Bien qu’il soit difficile d’obtenir des résultats globaux à cause du caractère non-homothétique de la technologie, nos résultats préliminaires indiquent que les firmes de grande taille opèrent à rendements constants. La concurrence coupe-gorge anticipée par certains pourrait ne pas avoir lieu puisque les grandes entreprises n’ont pas avantage (en terme de coûts) à se livrer à ce type de concurrence. Par contre, nos résultats montrent que les grandes firmes ont des coûts moyens inférieurs à ceux de la firme moye
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  • Gagne, R. & Dionne, G., 1988. "Qu'En Est-Il Des Rendements D'Echelle Dans Les Industries Quebecoises Et Ontariennes De Transport Par Camion?," Cahiers de recherche 8829, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ.
  • Handle: RePEc:mtl:montec:8829
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    1. Georges Dionne & Robert Gagné, 1993. "Rendements d’échelle, progrès technique et croissance de la productivité dans les industries québécoise et ontarienne de transport par camion, 1981-1988," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 69(3), pages 139-159.
    2. Bernard Vermot-Desroches, 1993. "L’économie des transports, un champ novateur, intégrateur et ambitieux," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 69(3), pages 213-225.
    3. Yvon Bigras, 1993. "La déréglementation de l’industrie du camionnage au Québec : de la théorie à la réalité," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 69(3), pages 123-138.

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