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The determinants of efficiency and productivity in European railways

Title
The determinants of efficiency and productivity in European railways
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Article in International Scientific Journal
Year
2009
Authors
António Couto
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Daniel J. Graham
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Title: Applied EconomicsImported from Authenticus Search for Journal Publications
Vol. 41 No. 22
Pages: 2827 -2851
ISSN: 0003-6846
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Scientific classification
FOS: Social sciences > Economics and Business
CORDIS: Social sciences > Economics > Management studies > Transport management
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Authenticus ID: P-003-P4S
Abstract (EN): This article evaluates the economic performance of European railways over the period 1972 to 1999. The cost structure of the railway industry is analysed using a stochastic frontier approach estimated within the framework of a translog cost system. The results confirm that European railways experience significant cost increases due to inefficient behaviour. In contrast to previous studies, however, the estimates indicate a much greater role for allocative rather than technical inefficiency. Overall, inefficiencies can essentially be explained by the supply of excess capacity and by the over-employment of labour inputs. Regarding productivity, it appears to be technological progress, and not levels of efficiency or scale economies, that provide the most convincing explanation for variance in growth rates within the sample.
Language: English
Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific
No. of pages: 25
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