Competencia en transporte público y plazos concesionales en España

de Rus, Gines (2001): Competencia en transporte público y plazos concesionales en España. Published in: Revista del Instituto de Análisis Económico No. 2-3 (2001): pp. 255-269.

Abstract

Public transport (urban and intercity) is organized in Spain both through concession contracts and public ownership. The regulator fixes prices and level of services,as well as the level of subsidy. This paper examines the regulated system in the Spanish bus industry in the last decades.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Competition in public transport and concession contracts
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: bus competition, bus industry, regulation, concession contracts
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities > L92 - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation; L - Industrial Organization > L3 - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise > L33 - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises and Nonprofit Institutions ; Privatization ; Contracting Out

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