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The Effects of Subsidies on Public Transit Long-Run Costs

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  • Obeng, Kofi
  • Talley, Wayne K.
  • Colburn, Christopher

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  • Obeng, Kofi & Talley, Wayne K. & Colburn, Christopher, 1995. "The Effects of Subsidies on Public Transit Long-Run Costs," Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Transportation Research Forum, vol. 35(1).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ndjtrf:317480
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.317480
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    1. Berechman, Joseph & Giuliano, Genevieve, 1984. "Analysis of the cost structure of an urban bus transit property," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 18(4-5), pages 273-287.
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    1. Li, Jianling & Wachs, Martin, 2003. "The Effects of Federal Transit Subsidy Policy on Investment Decisions: The Case of San Francisco's Geary Corridor," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt5x2863g2, University of California Transportation Center.
    2. Karlaftis, Matthew & McCarthy, Patrick, 1999. "The Effect of Privatization on Public Transit Costs," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 27-43, July.
    3. Karlaftis, Matt G. & McCarthy, Patrick, 1998. "Operating subsidies and performance in public transit: an empirical study," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 32(5), pages 359-375, September.
    4. Jianling Li & Martin Wachs, 2004. "The effects of federal transit subsidy policy on investment decisions: The case of San Francisco's Geary Corridor," Transportation, Springer, vol. 31(1), pages 43-67, February.

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