[en] We estimate a factor requirement frontier for European railways using a panel data approach in which technical
efficiency is assumed to be endogencously determined. This approach has two main outcomes. On one hand,
it allows the identification of factors influencing technical efficiency, and on the other hand, it allows the estimation
of alternative efficiency indicators free of these influences. In the case under study, a particular attention
is devoted to an autonomy indicator representing the managerial freedom, with respect to public authorities, experienced
by firms, that appears to be positively correlated with technical efficiency.
Research Center/Unit :
CREPP - Centre de Recherche en Économie Publique et de la Population - ULiège CIRIEC - Centre International de Recherches et d'Information sur l'Économie Publique, Sociale et Coopérative - ULiège
Disciplines :
Economic systems & public economics
Author, co-author :
Gathon, Henry-Jean ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > Economie générale et gestion publique
Perelman, Sergio ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > Economie publique appliquée
Language :
English
Title :
Measuring Technical Efficiency in European Railways: A Panel Data Approach
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