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Panel data analysis of operating costs in the Norwegian car ferry industry

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  • Terje Andreas Mathisen

    (Bodø Graduate School of Business, NO-8049 Bodø, Norway. E-mails: terje.mathisen@uin.no, finn.jorgensen@uin.no)

  • Finn Jørgensen

    (Bodø Graduate School of Business, NO-8049 Bodø, Norway. E-mails: terje.mathisen@uin.no, finn.jorgensen@uin.no)

Abstract

This article demonstrates that panel data estimation methods can be applied to derive operating costs for the highly regulated car ferry industry in Norway. The balanced data set includes 360 observations of ferry crossings from 1995 to 2005. Compared with cross-sectional results from earlier studies, the random effects (Generalized Least Squares) model applied in this article provides more efficient and unbiased cost estimates. With particular relevance for pricing according to the principles of welfare economics, our estimates indicate that previous studies have underestimated the marginal costs (MC) of transporting vehicles of different sizes. Moreover, the difference between fares and MC increases with distance. Hence, vehicles transported on longer trips are, in contrast to the welfare principles forming the basis for the current fare scheme, charged relatively more and, thus, subsidize the fares of vehicles transported on shorter trips.

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  • Terje Andreas Mathisen & Finn Jørgensen, 2012. "Panel data analysis of operating costs in the Norwegian car ferry industry," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 14(2), pages 249-263, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:marecl:v:14:y:2012:i:2:p:249-263
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    1. Odeck, James & Høyem, Harald, 2021. "The impact of competitive tendering on operational costs and market concentration in public transport: The Norwegian car ferry services," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
    2. Høyem, Harald & Odeck, James, 2020. "Optimal public transit frequency under stochastic demand and fixed vehicle size: Application in the Norwegian car ferry sector," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    3. Škurić, Maja & Maraš, Vladislav & Davidović, Tatjana & Radonjić, Aleksandar, 2021. "Optimal allocating and sizing of passenger ferry fleet in maritime transport," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).

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