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A Two-stage Efficiency Analysis of Rail Passenger Franchising in Germany

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This paper analyses the differences in the efficiency of using subsidies for franchised regional rail services between the federal states in Germany, and provides evidence on the impact of procurement strategies and contractual design on the efficient use of funds. The analysis is based on a 15-year panel data set at the level of the federal states and employs a two-stage efficiency analysis, including a DEA approach and a Tobit panel model. The analysis shows that a higher share of tendering, a higher share of gross contracts, and longer and smaller contracts were efficiency-enhancing factors in the period of analysis. © 2016 LSE and the University of Bath

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  • Heike Link, 2016. "A Two-stage Efficiency Analysis of Rail Passenger Franchising in Germany," Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Bath, vol. 50(1), pages 76-92, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpe:jtecpo:v:50:y:2016:i:1:p:76-92
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    1. Preston, John, 2018. "The wheels keep on turning: Is the end of rail franchising in Britain in sight?," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 187-196.
    2. Li, Hongchang & Yu, Kemei & Wang, Kun & Zhang, Anming, 2019. "Market power and its determinants in the Chinese railway industry," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 261-276.
    3. Christian Desmaris & Guillaume Monchambert, 2021. "Regional Passenger Rail Efficiency: Measurement and Explanation in the case of France," Working Papers halshs-03118747, HAL.
    4. Stojadinović, Nikola & Bošković, Branislav & Trifunović, Dejan & Janković, Slađana, 2019. "Train path congestion management: Using hybrid auctions for decentralized railway capacity allocation," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 123-139.
    5. Lerida-Navarro, Carlos & Nombela, Gustavo & Tranchez-Martin, Jose M., 2019. "European railways: Liberalization and productive efficiency," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 83(C), pages 57-67.
    6. Florent Laroche & Ayana Lamatkhanova, 2022. "Exploring effects of competitive tender for users in the regional railway market: evidence from Europe," Post-Print halshs-02930832, HAL.
    7. Christian Desmaris & Guillaume Monchambert, 2021. "Regional Passenger Rail Efficiency: Measurement and Explanation in the case of France," Post-Print halshs-03118747, HAL.
    8. Florent Laroche & Ayana Lamatkhanova, 2020. "Exploring effects of competitive tender for users in the regional railway market: evidence from Europe," Working Papers halshs-02930832, HAL.
    9. Link, Heike, 2019. "The impact of including service quality into efficiency analysis: The case of franchising regional rail passenger serves in Germany," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 119(C), pages 284-300.
    10. Jakub Chini & Martin Kvizda & Ondřej Špetík, 2023. "What is the real power of incumbents? Case study on the Czech Republic," Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, , vol. 24(1), pages 24-39, March.

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