Public service obligations for air transport in the United States and Europe: Connectivity effects and value for money

Michael D. Wittman, Florian Allroggen and Robert Malina

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2016, vol. 94, issue C, 112-128

Abstract: Public service obligations (PSOs) are used by governments in many countries, including the United States and 11 countries in Europe, to mandate a minimum level of commercial air transportation service, especially for small or rural communities. This paper analyzes PSOs in these 12 countries for the year 2010 using the recently proposed Global Connectivity Index to measure direct and indirect market access and a novel subsidy database covering 90% of PSO movements in these countries to assess value-for-money.

Keywords: Public service obligations; Air transport subsidies; Essential Air Service; Small community air service; Connectivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2016.08.029

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