MARGINAL COST PRICING OF SCHEDULED TRANSPORT SERVICES. A DEVELOPMENT AND GENERALISATION OF TURVEY AND MOHRING'S THEORY OF OPTIMAL BUS FARES

Turvey and Mohring's theory is that the optimal price for scheduled transport services consists of (1) producer marginal cost plus (2) the difference between user marginal cost and user average cost. In the present paper it is argued that the "medium run" is pricing-relevant. In the medium run item (2) is generally negative because of "vehicle number economies" in user costs. Given co-existing "vehicle size economies" in producer costs, it follows that optimal pricing yields a financial deficit. The size of the deficit depends on the relative importance of the user costs and sensitivity for service accessibility in time and space. (a) (TRRL)

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  London School of Economics and Political Science

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• Authors:
  • Jansson, J O
• Publication Date: 1979-9

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 268-294
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Economics and Policy
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: University of Bath
  • ISSN: 0022-5258
  • Serial URL: http://www.jtep.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Bus transportation; Buses; Costs; Deficits; Fares; Level of service; Loss and damage; Mathematical models; Operating costs; Optimization; Passengers; Public transit; Ridership; Tariffs; Theory
• Uncontrolled Terms: Optimum
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1272: Bus; 224: Cost; 9040: Loss; 6473: Mathematical model; 221: Operating costs; 744: Public transport; 241: Tariff; 9078: Theory; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00310572
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1981 12:00AM