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Economic efficiency gains from urban public transport regulatory reform: Two case studies of changes in Europe

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  • Alvaro Costa

    (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua dos Bragas, P-4099 Porto Codex, Portugal)

  • Kenneth Button

    (The Institute of Public Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA)

Abstract

The regulatory framework under which the European transport network operates has changed significantly over the last 15 years. At the macro level the creation of the Single European Market has removed many of the institutional impediments to international transportation within European Union. At the meso level national governments have liberalised inter-city transport both by deregulation and privatisation. At the micro level city authorities have acted to introduce greater market incentives in the provision of local public transport. This paper is primarily concerned with the effects on economic efficiency of measures which have resulted in more liberalised markets at the local levels. In particular, it focuses on expanding the relatively scant empirical literature in this field by quantifying the impacts of major regulatory changes in two major European cities.

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  • Alvaro Costa & Kenneth Button, 1999. "Economic efficiency gains from urban public transport regulatory reform: Two case studies of changes in Europe," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 33(4), pages 425-438.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:anresc:v:33:y:1999:i:4:p:425-438
    Note: Received: March 1997/Accepted: January 1998
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    1. Cinzia Daraio & Marco Diana & Flavia Di Costa & Claudio Leporelli & Giorgio Matteucci & Alberto Nastasi, 2014. "Efficiency and effectiveness in the urban public transport sector: a critical review with directions for future research," DIAG Technical Reports 2014-14, Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Universita' degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza".
    2. Magnus Söderberg, 2009. "A Broad Performance Benchmark Based On Citizens’ Preferences: The Case Of Swedish Public Transportation," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 80(4), pages 579-603, December.
    3. Babalık-Sutcliffe, Ela, 2016. "Urban rail operators in Turkey: Organisational reform in transit service provision and the impact on planning, operation and system performance," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 464-475.
    4. Shibayama, Takeru, 2020. "Competence distribution and policy implementation efficiency towards sustainable urban transport: A comparative study," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).

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