Detailed Information on Publication Record
2022
Regional impacts of rail liberalization in the Czech Republic
TOMEŠ, Zdeněk and Vilém PAŘILBasic information
Original name
Regional impacts of rail liberalization in the Czech Republic
Authors
Edition
The Paris 2022 UGI Centennial Congress, 2022
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Prezentace na konferencích
Field of Study
50703 Transport planning and social aspects of transport
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Organization unit
Faculty of Economics and Administration
Keywords in English
open access, rail, liberalization, ridership, frequency
Změněno: 23/1/2023 10:26, doc. Ing. Vilém Pařil, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
The Czech Republic has witnessed dedicated rail liberalization over the past decade. In 2011 and 2016, two major lines (Prague–Ostrava and Prague–Brno, respectively) were targeted by new operators that started to provide services in direct competition with the incumbent operator. The impact of these entries on overall market development has been reported in the literature (Nash et al. 2019). The evidence consisted of ridership stimulation, price declines, and quality improvements (Beria – Bertolin, 2019; Tomeš et al. 2016). However, it is not easy to differentiate what part of those effects was created by the liberalization and what part can be attributed to the general growth of the market. To answer this question, we utilized data about Czech rail long-distance transport in 2003–2019. The data are divided into 12 long-distance connections. Four of them were part of the open-access routes, where we can observe the impact of the entry of the new private operators. Eight other connections were not influenced by the open-access competition. All the connections included long-distance rail routes from regional centres to the capital Prague. The design of this investigation enables us to differentiate what part of the ridership increases was caused by the open-access competition and what part was caused by other factors. The utilized methodology was difference in difference approach. The major results of this analysis are that after controlling for travel time, frequency and economic variables, the lines with competition have about 40% higher ridership than lines without competition.
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