Do direct awards lead to better public transport?

Christoph Schaaffkamp

Research in Transportation Economics, 2018, vol. 69, issue C, 218-226

Abstract: The best public transport with regard to patronage numbers operates in Switzerland, with a demand that is much higher in Swiss than in comparable European cities. Further analysis reveals that, although the overall level of financial support for the public transport is very high in Switzerland, subsidies per passenger are comparatively low. It is a similar story in cities in England with very successful bus operators. Public transport in Switzerland is a public service provided mostly by companies in public ownership. Due to the lack of competitive pressure one would expect a rather moderate focus on passengers and innovations, if any at all, as well as lower levels of efficiency. The opposite is true.

Keywords: State ownership; Public transport; Direct award; Switzerland; Competitive tendering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R40 R49 R50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2018.04.002

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