2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.cstp.2022.01.011
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Fare discounts and free fares in long-distance public transport in central Europe

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“…Another possible measure of market power on the Prague-Ostrava line is the participation in government compensation. Government compensation represents government subsidies to the rail undertakings for transporting seniors and students on the Prague-Ostrava line (the law mandates discounts for students and seniors; these discounts are subsequently reimbursed to rail undertakings by the state; for more information see Tomeš et al, 2022). As shown, in the Figure 4, CD’s participation in government compensation has been decreasing similarly to its market share, while the market shares of its competitors have been significantly increasing .
Figure 4.Market share in government compensation. Source : Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic.
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Section: Assessment Of Dominancementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another possible measure of market power on the Prague-Ostrava line is the participation in government compensation. Government compensation represents government subsidies to the rail undertakings for transporting seniors and students on the Prague-Ostrava line (the law mandates discounts for students and seniors; these discounts are subsequently reimbursed to rail undertakings by the state; for more information see Tomeš et al, 2022). As shown, in the Figure 4, CD’s participation in government compensation has been decreasing similarly to its market share, while the market shares of its competitors have been significantly increasing .
Figure 4.Market share in government compensation. Source : Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic.
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Section: Assessment Of Dominancementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Regarding social equity of public transportation services, research is mainly conducted to evaluate the overall service through indicators such as the Gini coefficient or total demand and supply [6,7]. Recently, research has been conducted on partially reducing the fare-free policy's scope to improve sustainability [8,9]. However, in Europe, fare discount policies are provided at a similar level for all public transportation modes, but in Korea, they are provided in a particular form for political reasons.…”
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confidence: 99%