External Operating Environment and Efficiency in the Italian Local Public Transportation
Journal title SCIENZE REGIONALI
Author/s Simona Bigerna, Paolo Polinori
Publishing Year 2010 Issue 2010/3
Language Italian Pages 34 P. 85-118 File size 488 KB
DOI 10.3280/SCRE2010-003004
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This paper assesses the impact of environmental factors on the efficiency of public transit system within a DEA-based mixed framework. Using a sample of 100 Italian companies, we implement a modify two-stage method in order to examine the impact of environmental effects into DEA inefficiency measures. From methodological point of view we pay attention to specification model and mix-size problem (e.g. outliers). We also focus on requested exogenity of environmental variables. The results point out the relevance of external effects with particular reference to urban environment and geographical location. Finally some policy implications are discussed.
Keywords: DEA, environmental effects, local public transport, scale efficiency
Jel codes: D24, C44.
Simona Bigerna, Paolo Polinori, Ambiente operativo ed efficienza nel settore del trasporto pubblico locale in Italia in "SCIENZE REGIONALI " 3/2010, pp 85-118, DOI: 10.3280/SCRE2010-003004