This paper quantifies the technical efficiency of German public bus transport companies and discusses main factors influencing their performance, using a stochastic production frontier approach. We test for the efficiency impact of ownership structure, competitive tendering, and potential...

This paper quantifies the technical efficiency of German bus companies and elaborates on the main factors influencing their performance. Efficiency is measured with a stochastic production frontier. We test for the impact on efficiency of ownership structure and participation at tendering....