Cost efficiency in Swedish public transport

Vigren, Andreas

doi:10.1016/j.retrec.2016.05.009

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“…The literature generally indicates that firms are more significant when they operate in less densely populated areas (Georgiadis et al. , 2020; Odeck and Alkadi, 2001; Vigren, 2016).…”

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“…However, the size of the firms, which, despite being a significant variable from the point of view of efficiency in other sectors (Al Yami et al, 2021;Halkos and Tzeremes, 2007), has not been analysed in the case of transport where greater importance is given to the organization of the market or the size of the market where they provide their service. The literature generally indicates that firms are more significant when they operate in less densely populated areas (Georgiadis et al, 2020;Odeck and Alkadi, 2001;Vigren, 2016).…”

Section: The Efficiency Of Urban Transportmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The urban transport companies in Spain: analysis of efficiency with data envelopment analysis

Flores-Ureba,

Simon de Blas,

Sánchez Toledano

et al. 2024

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PurposeThis paper aims to define the efficiency achieved by urban transport companies in Spain concerning the resources they use, considering the type of management used for implementation, public-private, and size.Design/methodology/approachThis study consisted of an analysis of the efficiency of 229 public-private urban transport operators during the period 2012–2021 using Data Envelopment Analysis, the Malmquist Index and inference estimators to determine productivity, efficiency change into Pure Technical Efficiency Change (PTECH), and scale efficiency change.FindingsBased on the efficiency analysis, the authors concluded that of the 229 companies studied, more than 35 were inefficient in all analysed periods. Considering the sample used, direct management is considered significantly more efficient. It cannot be concluded that the size of these companies influences their efficiency, as the data show unequal development behaviours in the studied years.Originality/valueThis study provides arguments on whether there is a significant difference between the two types of management in the urban transport sector. It also includes firm size as a study variable, which has not been previously considered in other studies related to urban transport efficiency. Efficiency should be a crucial factor in determining funding allocation in this sector, as it encourages operators to optimize and improve their services.

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“…The literature generally indicates that firms are more significant when they operate in less densely populated areas (Georgiadis et al. , 2020; Odeck and Alkadi, 2001; Vigren, 2016).…”

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The urban transport companies in Spain: analysis of efficiency with data envelopment analysis

Flores-Ureba,

Simon de Blas,

Sánchez Toledano

et al. 2024

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“…There are several studies on the efficiency of public transport provision within a system of competitive tendering indicating efficiency decline, cf. Vigren (2016) and Holmgren (2013). In this paper, we do not analyse the efficiency of the Norwegian public transport system as such.…”

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Does Regular School Transport Influence the Provision of Public Transport Services? Evidence From Norway

Aarhaug

Rødseth

2019

SJPA

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Basic education and public transport services are often provided by local or regional governments. In Norway, they fall within the remit of two different tiers of government, with public transport being the responsibility of regional government (fylke), while basic education (primary and secondary schools) is the responsibility of local government (kommune). Current efforts to consolidate and reorganize the school structure have yielded mixed results. On the one hand, such changes can help reduce public spending by exploiting economies of scale in the provision of education, for instance by having fewer and larger schools. On the other hand, they are likely to lead to cost increases by expanding the geographic coverage of school transport. Furthermore, transporting schoolchildren during peak commuting hours may exacerbate cost increases for regional governments. Our paper examines the cost effect of changing the school structure with respect to transport provision. Applying econometric analysis to panel datasets at the municipal and regional levels, we seek to identify the impact of the number of pupils and school size on the costs of providing school transport. We combine these data with data on transport provision to look at the effects of school-related transport on costs and competitive tendering in public transport. We show that a school closure can increase the cost of providing public transportation both by increasing the cost of maintaining the current level of public transport services and by necessitating the expansion of the supply. The empirical results indicate that municipalities’ economic gains from school consolidation generally outweigh the corresponding cost increases related to the provision of public transport.

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“…Finally, POPDENS is intended to capture differences in the operating environment in a similar way as MEDLINE previously. Among other things, Vigren (2016) shows that contracts run in a more densely populated operating area are associated with reduced cost efficiency.…”

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How many want to drive the bus? Analyzing the number of bids for public transport bus contracts

Vigren

2018

Transport Policy

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This paper examines how different factors relating to contract characteristics, and the operational and tender environment affect the number of unique bidders placing bids in tenders for bus contracts. A generalized Poisson model is used with a comprehensive data set containing most of the recently tendered bus contracts in Sweden, spanning the period 2007-2015. The main finding from the analysis is that most contract characteristics change participation in tenders by around 0.1-0.5 bidders. Operator-restricting measures, such as special requirements on buses, have a similar limited effect. Further, the number of tenders that are open at the same time as a specific tender was shown to reduce participation by almost 2 bidders. Finally, there is evidence that the local competitive environment is of importance, and the public transport authorities therefore need to be concerned with entry barriers in their tenders.

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Cost efficiency in Swedish public transport

Cited by 31 publications

References 16 publications

The urban transport companies in Spain: analysis of efficiency with data envelopment analysis

The urban transport companies in Spain: analysis of efficiency with data envelopment analysis

Does Regular School Transport Influence the Provision of Public Transport Services? Evidence From Norway

How many want to drive the bus? Analyzing the number of bids for public transport bus contracts

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