Dense urban areas are especially hardly hit by the COVID-19 crisis due to the limited availability of public transport, one of the most efficient means of mass mobility. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, public transport operators are experiencing steep declines in demand and fare revenues due...

This paper models inter-regional public transport provision with federal and local levels of government. Such services can in principle be operated by (i) the higher-level government, (ii) one of the local governments, or (iii) a private operator. We derive optimal pricing and capacity...