This paper reviews a number of themes that have played a crucial role in the debate on
alternative contracting regimes for the provision of urban bus services. We have selected …

This paper reviews the incentive structure of concession contracts in several Latin American
transit reforms. It also presents a conceptual analysis of the optimal design of concession …

There is a growing body of theoretical and empirical evidence to support the promotion of
awarding mechanisms with formal and informal devices, aimed at economic efficiency and …

We compare analytically and numerically the optimised performance of different urban
public transport modes for three objectives: total cost minimisation, profit maximisation, and …

Bus operators in the public and private sector are increasingly subject to competitive
tendering in many countries and a requirement to operate under a gross cost contract. This …

Global warming, as many other threats, requires more activity from the government, and
people inquire about this, rightfully so. However, the public and private sectors nowadays …

This paper synthesizes evidence from the workshop on risk and reward in public transport
contracting. It broadens the usual risk/reward framework to encompass strategic/tactical …

En el estudio académico de las actividades logísticas y específicamente del transporte de
mercancías, se ha señalado la influencia de la calidad del servicio en la generación y …

This paper reviews the studies on public bus service contracting over the past three
decades. With a bibliometric approach, the impactful clusters of studies and research focus …

This paper aims to explore incentive issues and characteristics of optimal contract schemes
for subsidizing public transit services under double moral hazard, which refers to situations …