This paper proposes a self-contained reference for both policy makers and scholars who
want to address the problem of efficiency and effectiveness of local public transport (LPT) …

This paper analyses the cost structure of the Swiss urban public transport sector in order to
assess scale and scope economies. A multi-output cost function has been estimated for a …

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the way subsidization mechanisms affect
the cost efficiency of public transit systems, taking into account the role played by the …

This article investigates how the ownership and the selection procedure of firms operating in
the Local Public Transport (LPT) sector affect their productivity. In order to compare different …

This paper assesses the impact of regulatory and environmental factors and statistical noise
on the efficiency of public transit systems within a DEA-based framework. Using a panel of …

In the last years, several Italian legislative interventions concerning the local public transport
(LPT) sector aimed at inducing Local Authorities to re-programming the current services by …

Mixed delivery of public services is gaining increasing attention as a way for public
managers to avoid deciding between a purely public and purely private delivery system. The …

The purpose of this study is to assess differences in the levels of cost efficiency of bus lines
operated under competitively tendered contracts and performance-based negotiated …

Academics and policymakers are increasingly shifting the debate concerning the best form
of public service provision beyond the traditional dilemma between pure public and pure …

We develop a hybrid cost model for the determination of unit standard costs in the Italian
local public bus transport sector. Detailed economic and transport data have been collected …