Urban Transit Provision in Ontario: a Public/Private Sector Cost Comparison

Urban Transit Provision in Ontario: a Public/Private Sector Cost Comparison

This article finds statistically significant higher per-unit costs of delivering urban transit services through the public sector when compared with the private sector. This differential, it is suggested, is partially explained by lower hourly wages for transit operators (drivers) and greater vehicl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public finance quarterly 1992-01, Vol.20 (1), p.114-128
1. Verfasser: Kitchen, Harry
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Canada
Comparative economics
Cost of government
Costs
Efficiency
Finance
Local transit
Mass transit
Ontario
Private sector
Productivity
Public sector
Statistical analysis
Studies
Transportation sector
Urban transportation
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Zusammenfassung:This article finds statistically significant higher per-unit costs of delivering urban transit services through the public sector when compared with the private sector. This differential, it is suggested, is partially explained by lower hourly wages for transit operators (drivers) and greater vehicle use in privately contracted systems.
ISSN:0048-5853
1091-1421
1552-7530
DOI:10.1177/109114219202000108