Evaluation of cost drivers within public bus transports in Sweden
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2018.05.009
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Keywords
Public transport; Bus transports; Costs; Public procurement; Competitive tendering;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
- R49 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Other
- R19 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Other
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