Reviewing methods and findings for the supply of bus transit services

Karlaftis, MG

dc.contributor.author	Karlaftis, MG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:17:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:17:01Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	03918440	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14331
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dc.subject.other	bus transport	en
dc.subject.other	service provision	en
dc.subject.other	transportation economics	en
dc.title	Reviewing methods and findings for the supply of bus transit services	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	The characteristics of the cost structure and the underlying production technology in urban mass transit can provide useful information in determining optimal bus pricing, examining the effects of introducing new services or discontinuing existing ones, and most importantly provide information regarding the feasibility of privatizing/ deregulating transit systems. This paper reviews the empirical findings in the literature regarding the cost elasticity and the properties of the underlying production technology in the bus transit sector. The current move toward deregulation and privatization of transit systems can be successful only when policies are proposed that take into account the demand conditions and production properties of transit supply. This work can help in understanding the particular economic environment of the supply of transit services in both Europe and the United States.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Transport Economics	en
dc.identifier.volume	28	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	145	en
dc.identifier.epage	178	en