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Marginal Cost Pricing and Subsidy of Transit in Small Urban Areas (Sep 2011, MPC-11-241)
Jeremy Mattson and David Ripplinger

This study analyzes economies of scale and density as a rationale for subsidizing transit agencies in small urban areas. A long-run cost model is estimated using data from 2006 to 2009 for 168 transit agencies that directly operated fixed-route bus service in small urban areas. Using vehicle revenue...