• Strategic Pricing by Oligopolists in Public Tenders of Passenger Railway Services 

      Alexandersson, Gunnar; Hultén, Staffan
      Published 2005-01-01
      An important component in the deregulation of the public sector in the European Union is public procurement of services and products. This paper studies the bidding behavior of firms participating in public tenders of ...
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    • Vertical Separation, Disputes Resolution And Competition In Railway Industry 

      Bouf, Dominique; Crozet, Yves; Lévêque, Julien
      Published 2005-01-01
      There might be various aims for the vertical separation in railways such as the one instituted by the European Commission. One aim might be to improve efficiency, another one might be to introduce competition, as a mean, ...
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    • How Efficient Are Ferries In Providing Public Transport Services? The Case Of Norway 

      Odeck, Prof. James; Bråthen, Svein
      Published 2007-01-01
      In this paper we provide a yardstick for measuring the performance of ferries involved in the Norwegian trunk road system. We establish a best practice frontier from which individual ferries are measured against. The ...
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    • Inter-Modal Competition in the Brazilian 

      Turolla, Frederico Araújo; Vassallo, Moisés Diniz; Marques de Oliveira, Alessandro Vinícius
      Published 2005-01-01
      This paper presents an analysis of inter-modal competition in Brazil by making use of a reduced-form model of coach operators’ pricing decisions in the interstate travel market. Interstate travel service is heavily provided ...
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    • Paratransit Regulation In Rio De Janeiro: A Comparison Of Two Surveys 

      Gonçalves Pereira, Carolina; de Araújo, Ayres Miranda; de Camargo Braga, Marilita Gnecco; Balassiano, Ronaldo
      Published 2005-01-01
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