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Tamano óptimo de las empresas de transporte colectivo que operan en el Área Metropolitana de Mendoza (Argentina), 2005-2012

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  • María Emilia García Schilardi

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Este trabajo avanza en el conocimiento de la estructura productiva del servicio de transporte colectivo en el Área Metropolitana de Mendoza (Argentina) durante la etapa previa a un cambio estructural del sistema de movilidad. Para ello, se estudia la existencia de economías de escala a través de la estimación de una función de costos de tipo translog. Se usan datos de panel para las empresas operadoras del servicio mediante buses, en el período 2005-2012. El resultado de este estudio evidencia un mercado que opera en el tramo de producción con deseconomías de escala, donde los costos promedios son crecientes, por lo que se recomienda que el mismo opere a través de un mayor número de empresas de menor tamano.

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  • María Emilia García Schilardi, 2021. "Tamano óptimo de las empresas de transporte colectivo que operan en el Área Metropolitana de Mendoza (Argentina), 2005-2012," Tiempo y Economía, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, vol. 8(1), pages 71-94, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000485:018541
    DOI: 10.21789/24222704.1631
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    Keywords

    concentración; costos; economías de escala; transpor-te colectivo; historia económica;
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    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

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