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The Effects of Ownership Structure, Competition, and Cross-Subsidisation on the Efficiency of Public Bus Transport: Empirical Evidence from Germany

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  • Raimund Scheffler
  • Karl-Hans Hartwig
  • Robert Malina

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This paper quantifies the technical efficiency of German public bus transport companies and discusses main factors influencing their performance, using a stochastic production frontier approach. We test for the efficiency impact of ownership structure, competitive tendering, and potential cross-subsidisation in multi-utility enterprises. Companies that operate in regions where competitive tendering takes place reveal a significantly higher mean efficiency than other companies. Companies that are part of multi-utility enterprises have a significantly lower mean efficiency. Ownership structure has no impact on efficiency. © 2013 LSE and the University of Bath

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  • Raimund Scheffler & Karl-Hans Hartwig & Robert Malina, 2013. "The Effects of Ownership Structure, Competition, and Cross-Subsidisation on the Efficiency of Public Bus Transport: Empirical Evidence from Germany," Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Bath, vol. 47(3), pages 371-386, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpe:jtecpo:v:47:y:2013:i:3:p:371-386
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