Kenneth Button is a Professor of Public Policy at the George Mason School of Public Policy and a world-renowned expert on transportation policy. He has published, or has in press, some 80 books and over 400 academic papers in the field of transport economics, transport planning, environmental analysis and industrial organization. Some of his recent books include: Airline Deregulation: An International Perspective (David Fulton Publishing), Flying into the Future: Air Transport Policy in the European Union, Edward Elgar Publishing), Handbook of Transport Modelling, (Pergamon Press); Transport, the Environment and Sustainable Development (E & FN Spon publishing); Meta-analysis in Environmental Economics (Kluwer); Air Transport Networks (Edward Elgar Publishing).

Before coming to the School of Public Policy, Dr. Button was an advisor to the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development where he headed up the OECD work on International Aviation (which produced The Future of International Air Transport Policy: Responding to Global Change).

Dr. Button has previously held visiting academic posts at the University of British Columbia and the University of California at Berkeley. In the two years prior to his secondment to the OECD he completed consultancy work for the ICAO in Brazil as well as studies for the European Union, Transport Canada, the European Conference of Ministers of Transport, the UN-DDSMS and the World Bank. He was a director of the transport consultancy firm Pearce, Sharp and Associates which specialized in work on transport. He was The Special Advisor to the UK House of Common Transport Committee between 1993 and 1994. In 1990 he had been seconded to the OECD to assist in the preparation of documentation for its five yearly meeting of Ministers of Environment.

Since 1996 he has contributed invited presentations to international conferences in the UK, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Australia, Cyprus, Belgium, Japan, Taiwan, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Chile, Italy, South Africa and Korea as well as in the US. He has testified before the U.S. Congress on air transport issues. He is editor of the leading international academic journals Transportation Research D: Transport and the Environment and of the Journal of Air Transport Management and is on the editorial boards of nine other journals. He is on the scientific committee of the World Conference on Transport Research and the Advisory Board of the Air Transport Research Group

• Economics of Privatization and Regulation
• Environmental Economics
• Regional Economics
• Transport Planning
• Transportation Economics
• Urban Economics

Books
Hensher, D., and K. J. Button, eds. Handbook of Transport Modeling (2nd Edition). Oxford: Elsevier, 2007.

Mann, L., D. Plane, K.J. Button, and P. Nijkamp, eds. Regional Planning. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2007.

Priemus, H., K.J. Button, and P. Nijkamp, eds. Land Use Planning. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2007.

Shiftan, Y., K. J. Button, and P. Nijkamp, eds. Transportation Planning. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2007.

Van den Bergh, J.C.J.M., K. J. Button, and P. Nijkamp, eds. Environmental Planning. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2007.

Wegener, M., K. J. Button, and P. Nijkamp, eds. Planning History and Methodology. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2007.

Button, K.J. a. R. R. S. w. M. B. a. S. T., eds. Telecommunications, Transportation, and Location. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2006.

Button, K.J., S. Taylor, R. Stough and M. Bragg, eds. Telecommunications, Travel and Location. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2006.

Button, K.J., P. Nijkamp and A. Reggiani, eds. Planning Modeling. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2006.

Button, K.J., P. Nijkamp and J. Poon, eds. Social Planning. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2006.

Button, K.J., L Kiminami and P. Nijkamp, eds. Urban Facilities Planning. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2006.

Button, K.J. and D. Hensher, eds. Handbook of Transport Strategy, Policy and Institutions. Pergamon, Oxford, pp. 834, 2006.

Book Sections
Button, K. J. “Extraction of Economic Rent Under Various Slot Allocation Approaches." In Airport Slots International Experiences and Options for Reform, edited by A. Czerny, P. Forsyth, D. Gillen, H. M. Niemeier, 321-344. Burlington: German Aviation Research Seminar Series No. 3, Ashgate, 2008.

Button, K. J. "Auctions: What Can We Learn from Auction Theory for Slot Allocation?" In Airport Slots International Experiences and Options for Reform, edited by A. Czerny, P. Forsyth, D. Gillen, H. M. Niemeier, 291-310. Burlington: German Aviation Research Seminar Series No. 3, Ashgate, 2008.

Button, K.J. "Shipping Industry." In W.A. Darirty (ed) International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd Edition), Macmillan, Detroit, pp. 497-499, 2008.

Button, K.J. "Legacy effects." In W.A. Darirty (ed) International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd Edition), Macmillan, Detroit, pp. 404-405, 2008.

Button, K. J. "Air Transportation Infrastructure in Developing Countries: Privatization and Deregulation." In Aviation Infrastructure Performance: A Study in Comparative Political Economy, edited by C. Winston and G. de Rus, 193-221. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2008.

Button, K. J. "Europe and Developments in the Transatlantic Air Market." In Blue Skies or Storm Clouds? edited by D. de Jong, B. Kaashoek and W-J. Zondag, 26-31. Amsterdam: Aerlines Magazine Foundation, 2008.

Button, K. J. "London Congestion Charging: Comment." In Brooking-Warton Papers on Urban Affairs 2008, edited by G. Burtless and J Rothenberg Pack, 208-214. Washington DC: Brooking Institution, 2008.

Button, K. J. "Airports and International Economic Integration." In International Transport Forum, Benefiting from Globalisation: Transport Sector Contribution and Policy Challenges, 347-368. Paris: OECD, 2008.

Button, K. J. "Shipping." In The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, edited by K. Reinert and R. Rajan, 996-1000. Princeton: Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, 2008.

Button, K. J. "Air Transportation." In The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, edited by K. Reinhart and R. Rajan, 57-61. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008.

Button, K. J., and H. Vega. "Road User Charging." In The Implementation and Effectiveness of Transport Demand Management Measures: An International Perspective, edited by S. Ison and T. Roe, 29-49. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008.

Button, K. J. "Air Transport: Airports and Regional Economic Development." In Methods and Models for Planning the Development of Regional Airport Systems, edited by M. Lupi, 9-28. Milan: FrancoAngeli, 2008.

Brooks, M., and K. J. Button. "Maritime Container Security: A Cargo Interest Perspective." In Risk Management in Port Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Security, edited by M. Bell K. Bichou, and A. Evans, 221-36. London: Informa, 2007.

Button, K. J. "Airlines: Sustainable Development in a Transatlantic Context." In Institutions and Sustainable Transport: Regulatory Reforms in Advanced Economies, edited by P. Rietveld and R. Stough, 155-87. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2007.

Button, K. J. "Distance and Competitiveness - the Role of Gateways, Corridors, and Competition." In North American Networks: Gaps and Opportunities, 724-38: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 2007.

Button, K. J. "The Implications of the Commercialization of Air Transport Infrastructure." In The Economics of Airline Institutions, Operations and Marketing 2, edited by D. Lee, 171-92. Oxford: Elsevier, 2007.

Button, K. J. "Transport Policy." In The European Union; Economics and Politics (8th Edition), edited by A. M. El-Agraa, 298-313. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Button, K. J., K. Vachal, and J. Bitzen. "Indices De Calidad De Transporte Para El Analsis Economico De Cuidades No Metropolianas." In Las Redes De Transporte Desde Un Enfoque Multidisciplinar, edited by A. Reggiani J. C. Martin, and P. Rietveld, 565-86: Thomson, Navarra, 2007.

Button, K. J. "How Should the Revenues from Congestion Pricing be Spent?" In Street Smart: Competition, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Roads. G. Roth. New Oakland, The Independent Institute: 225-242, 2006.

Button, K. J. "Transportation and Infrastructure." In Handbook of Public Policy. B. G. P. a. J. Pierre. London, Sage: 323-338, 2006.

Button, K. J. "Is the Debate Over the Contestablilty of Airline Markets Really Dead?" In Towards Better Performing Transportation Systems. B. J. a. P. R. a. K. Westin. London, Routledge: 111-135, 2006.

Button, K. J. "Leibenstien, Harvey." In The Biographical Dictionary of American Economists. R. B. Emmett. London, Thoemmes: 552-556, 2006.

Button, K. J., R. S., and M. Thibault. "Securing the Logistics of the Shopping Mall." In Recent Advances in City Logistics. E. T. a. R. Thompson. Oxford, Elsevier: 233-244, 2006.

Button, K. J. “The European Market for Airline Transportation and Multimodalism." In European Conference of Ministers of Transport. In Airports as Multinational Interchange Nodes, 5-40. Paris: ECMT, 2005.

Button, K. J. “Transport Policy.” In Handbook of Public Administration and Policy in the European Union, edited by M. P. van der Hoek, 515-30. London: Taylor and Francis, 2005.

Button, K. J. “Market and Government Failures in Transportation.” In Handbook of Transport Strategy, Policy and Institutions, edited by K. J. Button and D. Hensher, 11-28. Oxford: Pergamon, 2005.

Button, K. J. “Myths and Taboos in Transport Policy.” In Barriers to Sustainable Transport: Institutions, Regulation and Sustainable Transport, edited by P. Rietveld and R. Stough, 37-53. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2005.

Button, K. J. “Can Freight Transport Models Be Transferred across the Atlantic?” In Methods and Models in Transport and Telecommunications: Across Atlantic Perspectives, edited by A. Regiani and L. Schintler, 121-41. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2005.

Editorships
Batey, P., B. Levent, K. J. Button, and P. Nijkamp, eds. Urban Planning, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2008.

Button, K. J. Editor-in-chief, Journal of Air Transport Management (6 issues), Elsevier Publishing, Oxford, 2008.

Button, K. J. Editor-in-chief, Transportation Research Series D: Transport and Environment (8 issues), Elsevier Publishing, Oxford, 2008.

Button, K. J. and D. Hensher, eds. Handbook of Transport Strategy, Policy and Institutions. Oxford: Pergamon, 2005.

Button, K. J. Transport Economics, Management and Policy, Edward Elgar, 1999-present.

Journal Articles
Button, K. J., and H. Vega. "The Effects of Air Transportation on the Movement of Labor." GeoJournal 71, no. 1 (2008): 67-81.

Button, K. J. "Issues in Airport Runway Capacity Charging and Allocation." Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 42, no.3 (2008): 563-585.

Button, K. J. "The Economics of Shopping Mall Security." Journal of Transportation Security 1, no. 2 (2008): 127-139.

Button, K. J., K. Vachal, and J. Bitzan. "Freight Transportation Quality Indices for Economic Analysis of Non-Metropolitan Cities." European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research 7, no. 2 (2007): 129-44.

Button, K.J. “Second-best pricing of Urban Transport when there is Traffic Congestion.” Journal of Transport Economics and Policy (2007).

Button, K. J., A. Costa, and C. Cruz. "Ability to Recover Full Costs through Price Discrimination in Deregulated Scheduled Air Transport Markets." Transport Reviews 27, no. 2 (2007): 213-31.

Button, K. J. , and H. Vega. "The Uses of the 'Temporal-Fares-Offered Curve' in Air Transportation." Journal of the Transportation Research Forum 46, no. 2 (2007): 83-100.

Button, K.J., H. Vega “The costs of setting up and operating electronic road pricing in cities.” Traffic Engineering and Control 48, no. 6 (2007): 280-284.

Button, K. J. "Commercialization and Derugulation of Transport Industries - Theoretical approaches and Lessons." Competition and Regulation in Network Industries 1(2) (2006): 123-138.

Button, K. J., K. Cox, K. Haynes, and Q. Xie "Multiplicands Data and the Distribution of Environmental Expenditures in the Upper Mississippi River Basin." International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management 6(6) (2006): 553-563.

Button, K. J. a. J. D. "The Implications on Economic Performance in Europe of Further Liberalization of the Transatlantic Air Market." International Journal of Transport Economics 31(2) (2006): 45-68.

Button, K. J. a. H. V. "Airlines Competing with Themselves: A Note on the Temporal Pattern of Fare Setting Prior to Departure." International Journal of Transport Economics 31(3) (2006): 341-350.

Button, K. J. a. J. D. "Are Measures of Air-Misses a Useful Guide to Air Transport Sarety Policy?" Journal of Air Transport Management 12(4) (2006): 168-174.

Button, K. J. a. G. M. "Institutional and Structural Changes in air Navigation Service-Providing Organizations." Journal of Air Transport Management 12(5) (2006): 236-252.

Button, K. J. "Transportation Economics: Some Developments Over the Past 30 Years." Journal of the Transportation Research Forum 45(3) (2006): 7-30.

Button, K. J. a. M. R. B. "Market Structures and Shipping Security." Maritime Economics and Logistics 8(1) (2006): 100-120.

Button, K. J. "The Political Economy of Parking Charges in 'First' and 'Second-best' Worlds." Transport Policy 13(6) (2006): 470-478.

Button, K. J. M. R. B. a. M. T. "The Response of the U.S. Maritime Industry to the New Container Security Initiatives." Transportation Journal 45(1) (2006): 5-15.

Button, K. J. “The Failings of the Scheduled Airline Market.” Aerlines, no. 29 (2005): 1-4.

Button, K. J. “Taxing the US Airline Industry.” Aerlines, no. 13 (2005): 1-4.

Button, K. J., Costa and V. Reis. “How to Control Airline Routes from the Supply Side-the Case of Tap.” Journal of Air Transportation 10, no. 3 (2005): 50-72.

Button, K.J. and J. Drexler. “Recovering costs by increasing market share: an empirical critique of the S-curve.” Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 39, no. 3 (2005): 391-404.

Button, K. J., and J. Drexler. “Recovering Costs by Increasing Market Share: An Empirical Critique of the S-Curve.” Journal of Common Market Studies, Annual Review 43, no. September (2005): 37-54.

Button, K. J. “The Economics of Cost Recovery in Transport.” Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 39, no. 3 (2005): 241-57.

Button, K. J. “Shipping Economics: Where We Are Looking Ahead from an Institutional Economics Perspective.” Maritime Policy and Management 32, no. 1 (2005): 39-58.

Button, K. J. “How Stable Are Scheduled Air Transport Markets?” Research in Transportation Economics 13 (2005): 27-49.

Button, K. J. “A Simple Analysis of the Rent Seeking of Airlines, Airports and Politicians.” Transport Policy 12, no. 1 (2005): 47-56.

Pamphlets/Published Reports
2005
International Symposium on Road Pricing, Conference Proceedings 34 of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (Committee Member).

Presentations and Proceedings
Button, K. J. “The Impact of EU-US ‘Open Skies’ Agreement on Airline Market Structures and Airline Networks.” Presented to the Airneth Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 2008.

Button, K. J. “Road Transport: Driving Peace and Prosperity – An Economic and Social Imperative.” Presented to the World Congress of the 31st International Road Transport Union, Istanbul, Turkey, 2008.

Button, K. J. “Air Transportation and Regional Economic Development.” Presented to the Australian Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics Annual Transport Colloquium, Canberra, Australia, 2008.

Button, K. J. “The Impact of Globalisation on International Air Transport Activity: Past Trends and Future Perspectives.” Presented to the Global Forum on Transport and Environment in a Globalising World, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2008.

Button, K. J. “The Brazilian Airspace Control Model and its Integration with Other System.” Presented to the Annual Conference of the Brazilian Society for Research in Air Transport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2008.

Button, K. J. “Five Disciplinary Perspectives on Regional Endogenous Development: The Economist’s Perspective.” International Workshop on Regional Endogenous Development: Measures, Models, and Empirical Investigation, Brisbane.

Button, K. J. “What can Economics Contribute to Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy?” Critical Infrastructure Protection Workshop: The Implications of Multi-Organizational Interdependence, Halifax.

Button, K. J. “Air Transport and Airports.” Air Transport Systems and Services Conference, Porto.

Honors
Numerous paper prizes at conferences

2005 - Distinguished Transportation Researcher Award; Transportation Research Forum