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Odd Military Lines - A Comparative Analysis of the Czech Railway Network's Efficiency.

KVIZDA, Martin

Základní údaje

Originální název

Odd Military Lines - A Comparative Analysis of the Czech Railway Network's Efficiency.

Název česky

Vojenské železnice - komparativní analýza efektivnosti české železniční sítě.

Vydání

1. vyd. Lucerne, 7th Conference on the History of Transport, Traffic, and Mobility - Energy and Innovation, od s. 1-9, 9 s. 2009

Nakladatel

T2M

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Stať ve sborníku

Obor

50200 5.2 Economics and Business

Stát vydavatele

Švýcarsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

paměťový nosič (CD, DVD, flash disk)

Odkazy

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ne

Organizační jednotka

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta

Klíčová slova česky

síťový efekt; ekonomická historie; path dependence; historie železnice

Klíčová slova anglicky

network effect; economic history; path dependence; railways history

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 25. 3. 2014 09:16, prof. Ing. Martin Kvizda, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Liberalisation, unbundling and privatisation are basic principles of contemporary reforms of railway industry in the European Union. The hypothesis to be examined in this paper is an empirical evidence of path dependency of the Czech railway network, i.e. the fact, that some lines of the Czech network were established due to others than economic reasons and that is why these lines are odd and inefficient nowadays. The study is of relevance because the Czech Republic carries out reforms of railways nowadays, attempting to improve efficiency and competitiveness of railway transport. Economic efficiency of railway industry, in principle, does not depend on direct costs only (i.e. on operation costs), but on indirect costs of network as well. Previous studies have suggested that efficiency of railway operations is connected with the shape of a railway network by means of economies of scale, density of transport, and network effect. Many studies report that density of transport is the major factor to make profit from railway operations, while other factors (economies of scale, network effect) are closely connected or simply based on density of transport. That means the network, its technical standards and shape, is a limit factor of railway industry's efficiency and competitiveness.

Česky

Liberalisation, unbundling and privatisation are basic principles of contemporary reforms of railway industry in the European Union. The hypothesis to be examined in this paper is an empirical evidence of path dependency of the Czech railway network, i.e. the fact, that some lines of the Czech network were established due to others than economic reasons and that is why these lines are odd and inefficient nowadays. The study is of relevance because the Czech Republic carries out reforms of railways nowadays, attempting to improve efficiency and competitiveness of railway transport. Economic efficiency of railway industry, in principle, does not depend on direct costs only (i.e. on operation costs), but on indirect costs of network as well. Previous studies have suggested that efficiency of railway operations is connected with the shape of a railway network by means of economies of scale, density of transport, and network effect. Many studies report that density of transport is the major factor to make profit from railway operations, while other factors (economies of scale, network effect) are closely connected or simply based on density of transport. That means the network, its technical standards and shape, is a limit factor of railway industry's efficiency and competitiveness.

Návaznosti

GA402/08/1438, projekt VaV
Název: Konkurenceschopnost a konkurence v železniční dopravě - možnosti a limity hospodářské politiky
Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Konkurenceschopnost a konkurence v železniční dopravě - možnosti a limity hospodářské politiky