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- Title
COMPETITION IN THE GERMAN INTERURBAN BUS INDUSTRY.
- Authors
DÜRR, NIKLAS S.; HÜSCHELRATH, KAI
- Abstract
We study competition in the German interurban bus industry two years after its liberalization in January 2013. In addition to a brief characterization of the liberalization process and several general market developments, we provide a detailed analysis of selected market characteristics such as concentration and competitive interaction, fares as well as service quality. We use the gained insights to discuss two recent policy issues - industry consolidation and possible abuses of market power by incumbents - and derive several recommendations to secure effective competition in the industry.
- Subjects
GERMANY; BUS industry; MARKET power; QUALITY of service; FINANCIAL liberalization; ECONOMIC competition; URBAN businesses
- Publication
Competition & Regulation in Network Industries, 2015, Vol 16, Issue 3, p188
- ISSN
1783-5917
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/178359171501600301