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freight and passenger transport. The analysis shows that the dominance of the former monopolists in the different Member … enterprises with the separation of infrastructure from operations. The study takes a look at the impact of the European rail … infrastructure and the transport services within the railway companies was carried out, and in the degree of opening of the market in …
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competition in the freight and/or passenger segment is ambiguous and depends on the level of competition. Finally, social welfare … pay to the infrastructure manager for access to the tracks and how these charges change with increased competition in the … railway market. Our analysis shows that an increased number of competitors in the freight and/or passenger segment reduces …
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This paper provides evidence on the links between financial deregulation and economic performance in a European context. Specifically, we study the relaxation of bank branching restrictions in Spain which triggered off a remarkable inter-regional expansion of savings banks which was coincidental...
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We investigate the characteristics of cities gaining access to the German interurban bus network in the first two years following the deregulation of the industry in January 2013. Applying both parametric and semi-parametric survival models, we find strong evidence that the probability of a city...
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We study competition in the German interurban bus industry two years after its liberalization in January 2013. In … of market power by incumbents – and derive several recommendations to secure effective competition in the industry. …
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We provide an empirical assessment of the German interurban bus industry two years after its deregulation in January 2013. In addition to a general description of key developments of the industry, we use a unique route-level price data set to study both competitive interaction in general and the...
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monopoly basis, competition does play a key role on routes with a sufficiently large base of (potential) customers. From a … 24 years old and the presence of intermodal competition by intercity railway services. …
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This workshop discussed the functioning of deregulated public transport markets, examining competition options for … and theoretical evidence, covering both local and long-distance markets (bus, coach and rail). Practical evidence has been … international markets in Europe and elsewhere was considered, both for coach and rail. The devising of ‘rules of the game’ formed a …
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lines were operating in routes where the air transport mode used to be dominant. In this paper we examine through … air transport operations by 17 percent. On the other hand the demand has increased substantially, though the weight of air … transport in the total market has been reduced, as it has been reduced the weight of the dominant Spanish air carrier Iberia on …
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