Understanding overall output efficiency in public transit systems: The roles of input regulations, perceived budget and input subsidies
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Keywords
Operating and capital subsidies; Transit regulations; Budget size; Overall productive efficiency; Efficiency decomposition;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
- H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
- R48 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government Pricing and Policy
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