W. Bruce Allen Faculty Profile

W. Bruce Allen
Professor of Business and Public Policy, Regional Science, and Transportation
Director, Wharton Transportation Program

PhD, Northwestern University, 1969; BA, Brown University, 1964

Research Areas
Freight demand theory; impact of transit investments; supply chain management/logistics; railroad and motor carrier economics; transportation regulation

Recent Consulting
The Importance of the Parcel Industry, 2006; The Impact of the General Aviation Manufacturing Industry on the US Economy, 2006; Input-Output modeling of the Panama Canal on the economy of Panama, 2002-2004; Fiber optics easements on rail right of way, GRA Inc., 2002; Value of rail right of way case, GRA Inc., 1996-present; Motor carrier antitrust case, GRA, Inc., 1994; Railroad and logistics problems, Gellman Research Associates, 1989-92; Rail versus pipeline rates, Arkansas Power & Light, Energy Transportation Systems, Inc., Houston Lighting & Power, 1989-90; State Motor Carrier Regulation, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1989-91

Current Projects
Assessing transportation impact with Input-Output analysis; The Economics of Short Line Railroads; Transportation Pricing using bundling and two- part tariffs; The Economics of the Parcel, Courier, and Express business.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1968-present (Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Graduate Division, 1995-2000; Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division, 1994-95; Chairperson, Public Policy and Management Department, 1988-92; Director, Wharton Transportation Program, 1980-present). University of Pennsylvania: (Chairperson, Graduate Group in Transportation, 1986-90; Director, University Center for Transit Research and Management Development, 1984-85). Previous appointments: Roosevelt University; Northwestern University

Other Positions
Brookings Economic Policy Fellow, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1972-73

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Anvil Award For Teaching Excellence, 1991; Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Curriculum Teaching Award, 1984

Professional Leadership 2005-2009
Editorial Advisory Board, Transportation, 1984-present; Editor in Chief, Transportation Quarterly, 2001-2004

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009
Board of Directors, Railtex Inc. 2001

Representative Publications
(with D. Liu)
"Service Quality and Motor Carrier Costs." Review of Economics and Statistics (August 1995).

“Regional and Short Line Railroads in the United States.” Transportation Quarterly (Fall 2002).

“Alternative Methods for Estimating State Welfare Gains from Economic Deregulation of Intrastate Motor Freight Carriage: A Comparison of Results.” The Transportation Journal (Winter 2005).