Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/76235 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 0511
Publisher: 
University of Zurich, Socioeconomic Institute, Zurich
Abstract: 
This paper studies the effects of introducing competition for local passenger railway markets in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. We compare the evolution of the frequency of service on lines that were exposed to competition for the market with lines procured by direct negotiations with the incumbent. Our results suggest that the competitively procured lines enjoyed a stronger growth of the frequency of service than those that were not procured competitively, even after controlling for various line characteristics that might have had an independent influence on the frequency of service. Our results further suggest that the effects of competition may depend strongly on the operator.
Subjects: 
competition for the market
liberalization
passenger railways
procurement auctions
JEL: 
D43
D44
R48
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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