THE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP IN THE RAIL INDUSTRY: THE CASE OF SWISS PRIVATE RAILWAYS. IN: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TRANSPORT ECONOMICS

The purpose of this paper is to analyze public and private railway ownership in Sweden and to compare the technical efficiency of the two railroads to determine if any efficiency disparities exist within a European setting. From a general economic perspective, technical efficiency is examined because it is of greater significance if private companies extract more from the inputs they obtain, than if they simply obtain their inputs at lower cost.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Originally published in Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 33 (3), September, 241-251.
• Corporate Authors:

  Edward Elgar Publishers

  William Pratt House, 9 Dewey Court
  Northampton, MA  United States  01060-3815
• Authors:
  • COWIE, J
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Ownership; Private transportation; Public private partnerships; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Technological innovations
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00968383
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1840649119
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 9 2004 12:00AM