This paper investigates the impact of ownership structure and contractual choices on technical efficiency in the French urban public transport sector. The central proposition, which relies on classical contract theory arguments, is that ownership regime and contractual practices are key...

Ce rapport, qui résulte de la coopération du centre d'Analyse Théorique des Organisations et des Marchés (ATOM) et du Laboratoire d'Economie des Transports (LET), analyse sous l'angle de la théorie des coûts de transaction les modes de gestion alternatifs des services de transports publics...

Recently, some cities decided to divide their transport network into several attractive and accessible parts (this procedure is called allotment) in order to reduce urban transit costs. Gains obtained by introducing more competition for the market should be compared with costs associated with...

[fre] Bien qu’il puisse être appliqué à diverses sortes d’équipements publics, l’objet de cet article concerne les investissements d’infrastructure dans le secteur des transports. Il pose le problème de l’articulation entre les évaluations économiques et financières. Il...

This paper investigates the impact of ownership structure and contractual choices on technical efficiency in the French urban public transport sector. The central proposition, which relies on classical contract theory arguments, is that ownership regime and contractual practices are key...

Allotment is, for urban authorities, a governance strategy to reduce public transport costs. It consists of dividing a network into several lots, so as to multiply the number of calls for tender. On the one hand, gains should be obtained by increasing competition for the market and reducing the...

De nombreuses recherches ont cherché à comprendre la dynamique de la socialisation ainsi qu'à en décrire les mécanismes. Toutefois, la construction de sens n'a été appréhendée que comme l'un des aspects de la socialisation, le plus souvent limité aux surprises et contrastes perçus...