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The choice between bus and light rail transit: a stylised cost-benefit analysis model
Grimaldi, Raffaele; Laurino, Antonio; Beria, Paolo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
truly convenient compared to bus systems. This paper tries to give a contribution by developing a simplified model to … support the choice between keeping a bus corridor or upgrading towards a light rail system. The choice is analysed on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565129
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Unconventional factors of efficiency in public transport. A case study and theory.
Beria, Paolo; Grimaldi, Raffaele - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
analysis rises from a case study in the southern Italian region of Sicily. Most of the regional bus service is here … historically franchised to some local private bus companies, without tenders or any other form of competition. The structure of the … network has never been planned ex-ante, as it is the result of negotiations among bus companies, local and regional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855804
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Una Aplicación de Métodos de Detección de Burbuja Inmobiliaria: Caso Chile
Idrovo Aguirre, Byron; Lennon S., Joaquín - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This article analyzes the presence of a price bubble in the new house market for the Greater Santiago. For the above …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259610
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The Economics of Railways Restructuring in South Korea
Pittman, Russell; Choi, Sunghee - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
South Korea, like many countries, is engaged in a policy debate concerning possible railways reforms. However, unlike most countries, here the focus of discussion has been the government’s proposal to open high-speed passenger train lines to a second train company that would supply on-track...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260703
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Estimating allocative efficiency in port authorities with demand uncertainty
Hidalgo, Soraya; Núñez-Sánchez, Ramón - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper aims to analyse the impact of port demand variability on the allocative efficiency of Spanish port authorities during the period 1986-2007. From a distance function model we can obtain a measure of allocative efficiency using two different approaches: error components approach and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112705
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Concrete roads in Poland: The case for selling non-mainstream infrastructure technologies
Senderski, Marcin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The paper illustrates, on the grounds of Poland’s case, the concrete roads network development in a jurisdiction dominated by asphalt roads. The author reviews typical drawbacks apparent when promoting concrete roads, and identifies several most arresting phenomena that have led to the current...
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A comparison of rail liberalisation levels across four European countries
Beria, Paolo; Quinet, Emile; de Rus, Gines; Schulz, Carola - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The paper presents the results of a research on railway regulation and liberalisation in Italy, France, Germany and Spain. The analysed fields of regulation are the relationship between the State and the rail companies, network access conditions by operators, slot allocating and pricing schemes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855557
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The impact of the global economic crisis on non-oil operations of ports in Iran
Ahmadzadeh Mashinchi, Sina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
It is generally accepted that the recent economic crisis of 2007-2010 has caused widespread economic recession in different countries. Since the ports and coastal regions are of great importance to economic infrastructure, this study examined the possible impact resulting from such a global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108429
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Explicit Evidence of an Implicit Contract
Young, Andrew; Levy, Daniel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
—a very explicit form of an implicit contract. The contract promised a 5¢ price and adherence to the “Secret Formula.” Because … available to Coca-Cola. The implicit contract included a promise not only of a constant price but also a constant quality (the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257711
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Spatial and scenario analyses of long distance coach transport in Italy.
Beria, Paolo; Grimaldi, Raffaele; Debernardi, Andrea; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
supplied more than 88 million bus-km in 2012, serving about 2.6 billion passenger-km. The existing network, providing a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111704