Marginal Cost Pricing of Scheduled transport Services. A Development and Generalisation of Turvey and Mohring’s Theory of Optimal Bus Fares

Marginal Cost Pricing of Scheduled transport Services. A Development and Generalisation of Turvey and Mohring’s Theory of Optimal Bus Fares

The conclusion reached in this paper is that optimal pricing of scheduled transport services in any mode will result in a financial deficit, especially in passenger transport.

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