PortEconomics associate member Prof. Mary R. Brooks won the MEL Best Paper at the IAME (International Association of Maritime Economists) 2011 Conference, for the study: UNDERSTANDING MODE CHOICE DECISIONS: A STUDY OF AUSTRALIAN FREIGHT SHIPPERS.

The prize was presented by Prof. Kevin Cullinane Edinburgh Napier University - TRI) and the study has been co-authored MARY R. BROOKS (Dalhousie University), SEAN M. PUCKETT, (US Dept. of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Ctr.); DAVID A. HENSHER (University of Sydney); and ADRIAN SAMMONS, (AMSTEC Design Pty Ltd)