Cost structures of public transit systems: A panel data analysis

Karlaftis, MG; McCarthy, P

dc.contributor.author	Karlaftis, MG	en
dc.contributor.author	McCarthy, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:17:40Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:17:40Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	1366-5545	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14613
dc.subject	Cluster analysis	en
dc.subject	Cost structures	en
dc.subject	Public transit	en
dc.subject	Section 15	en
dc.subject	System size	en
dc.subject	Translog	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Operations Research & Management Science	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	cost	en
dc.subject.other	panel data	en
dc.subject.other	public transport	en
dc.subject.other	transportation economics	en
dc.subject.other	United States	en
dc.title	Cost structures of public transit systems: A panel data analysis	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S1366-5545(01)00006-0	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1366-5545(01)00006-0	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	Results from numerous cost studies have generated conflicting results on public transit production technologies. Because prior studies have employed various sub-samples of public transit properties, the diverse results may either reflect alternative technologies or sampling differences. Based on a panel of nearly all transit systems reporting for Section 15 (US National Transit Data) purposes from 1986 to 1994, this paper explores whether public transit production technology differs by size and operating characteristics of the system. The results indicate that US transit properties are heterogeneous with different production technologies, which implies that transit cost analyses based upon a set of heterogeneous systems will generate incorrect inferences on public transit cost and production structures. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S1366-5545(01)00006-0	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000173232400001	en
dc.identifier.volume	38	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	1	en
dc.identifier.epage	18	en