AN ANALYSIS OF URBAN MASS TRANSIT SUBSIDIES

THE PAPER ANALYZES POSSIBLE RATIONALES FOR PUBLIC SUBSIDIES TO TRANSIT FIRMS AND DISCUSSES THE VALIDITY OF EACH ARGUMENT. AN ABSTRACT MODEL RELATING SUBSIDY FORMULAS TO SOCIAL GOALS IS DEVELOPED AND USED TO ANALYZE COST SUBSIDIES SUCH AS CAPITAL GRANTS. ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF SEVERAL SUBSIDY FORMULAS ARE ALSO PRESENTED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • REPT NO IDA/HQ-71-12831
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Defense Analyses

  400 Army Navy Drive
  Arlington, VA  United States  22202
• Authors:
  • Peskin, H M
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 60 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Cost allocation; Economics; Grant aid; Mathematical models; Public transit; Subsidies; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Allocations
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00201089
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 3 1974 12:00AM