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Efficiency in European Railways: Not as Inefficient as One Might Think

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: The paper studies technical inefficiency in the railway systems of ten countries of the European Union. A new approach is used which permits the disaggregation of inefficiency by factor of production to result in estimates of input-specific technical inefficiency. The cost structure is represented using a generalized McFadden flexible functional form. Policy implications and guidelines for rational decision making in the railway sector, are discussed in detail.

Source: Journal of Applied Economics

DOI: 10.1080/15140326.2001.12040558

Authors: Dimitris Christopoulos, John Loizides, Efthymios G. Tsionas

Institutions: Panteion University, Athens University of Economics and Business

Language: English

Topic: Efficiency Analysis Using DEA

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1568224439

FWCI: 0.566

Cites: 39

Cited by: 26

Related to: 10