1985Journal of Transport Economics and PolicyRequires access

Bus Transit Cost, Productivity and Factor Substitution

Kofi Obeng

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In the long run all bus systems are found to have diseconomies of scale. Management should try to reduce costs, especially by improving the productivity of fuel.

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In the long run all bus systems are found to have diseconomies of scale. Management should try to reduce costs, especially by improving the productivity of fuel.

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In the long run all bus systems are found to have diseconomies of scale. Management should try to reduce costs, especially by improving the productivity of fuel.

Key concepts: Diseconomies of scale, Productivity, Economies of scale, Economics, Function (biology), Transport engineering, Urban transit, Econometrics

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