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Technical and Scale Efficiency in Spanish Urban Transport : Estimating with Data Envelopment Analysis
Author
Source
Advances in Operations Research
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-04-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The paper undertakes a comparative efficiency analysis of public bus transport in Spain using Data Envelopment Analysis.
A procedure for efficiency evaluation was established with a view to estimating its technical and scale efficiency.
Principal components analysis allowed us to reduce a large number of potential measures of supply- and demand-side and quality outputs in three statistical factors assumed in the analysis of the service.
A statistical analysis (Tobit regression) shows that efficiency levels are negative in relation to the population density and peak-to-base ratio.
Nevertheless, efficiency levels are not related to the form of ownership (public versus private).
The results obtained for Spanish public transport show that the average pure technical and scale efficiencies are situated at 94.91 and 52.02%, respectively.
The excess of resources is around 6%, and the increase in accessibility of the service, one of the principal components summarizing the large number of output measures, is extremely important as a quality parameter in its performance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
García Sánchez, I. M.. 2009. Technical and Scale Efficiency in Spanish Urban Transport : Estimating with Data Envelopment Analysis. Advances in Operations Research،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
García Sánchez, I. M.. Technical and Scale Efficiency in Spanish Urban Transport : Estimating with Data Envelopment Analysis. Advances in Operations Research No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-15.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
García Sánchez, I. M.. Technical and Scale Efficiency in Spanish Urban Transport : Estimating with Data Envelopment Analysis. Advances in Operations Research. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-15.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493314