Competition on the Railway Market in a Segment of Public Service Obligations in Terms of Effectiveness: Study in V4 Countries

IF 4.4 1区 管理学 Q2 BUSINESS
Anna Dolinayova, Igor Domeny
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Abstract

Since the introduction of new European Union legislation seeking to establish a single European railway area and increase the railway sector’s competitiveness, competition has also become a reality in this, until then, monopoly market. In addition to allowing open access to the railway market with freight and passenger services, competition in the regulated part of the market has been increasing, specifically in the segment of public passenger transport services. Public tendering for providing public services has increased the quality of services for passengers and contracting authorities; however, the question remains whether this model of awarding these services is also effective from a socioeconomic viewpoint. This study focused on evaluating contracting authorities of public services in the Visegrád-4 countries regarding public spending effectiveness. Based on the chosen model inputs and outputs related to performance and value indicators of public service contracts, we calculate individual contracting authorities’ relative effectiveness using nonparametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) models. We subsequently tested assumptions of the difference in effectiveness according to awarding services, individual countries or ownership of railway undertakings. We came to the conclusion that it is not possible to confirm that public tenders in V4 countries significantly increased the effectiveness of public spending in comparison with direct awards or other ways of awarding PSO. Discussions on the main results and research limitations are also part of this paper.
从有效性角度看铁路市场在公共服务义务领域的竞争:V4国家的研究
自从引入新的欧洲联盟立法,寻求建立一个单一的欧洲铁路区并提高铁路部门的竞争力以来,在这之前,竞争也已成为垄断市场的现实。除了允许货运和客运服务开放进入铁路市场外,市场受监管部分的竞争也在加剧,特别是在公共客运服务领域。提供公共服务的公开招标提高了乘客和订约当局的服务质量;然而,问题仍然是,从社会经济角度来看,这种授予这些服务的模式是否也有效。这项研究的重点是评估Visegrád-4国家公共服务合同当局的公共支出有效性。基于所选择的与公共服务合同绩效和价值指标相关的模型输入和输出,我们使用非参数数据包络分析(DEA)模型计算了个体订约当局的相对有效性。随后,我们根据授予服务、个别国家或铁路企业所有权测试了有效性差异的假设。我们得出的结论是,与直接授予或其他授予PSO的方式相比,V4国家的公开招标不可能显著提高公共支出的有效性。对主要研究成果和研究局限性的讨论也是本文的一部分。
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CiteScore
11.30
自引率
2.70%
发文量
33
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: The Journal of Competitiveness, a scientific periodical published by the Faculty of Management and Economics of Tomas Bata University in Zlín in collaboration with publishing partners, presents the findings of basic and applied economic research conducted by both domestic and international scholars in the English language. Focusing on economics, finance, and management, the Journal of Competitiveness is dedicated to publishing original scientific articles. Published four times a year in both print and electronic formats, the journal follows a rigorous peer-review process with each contribution reviewed by two independent reviewers. Only scientific articles are considered for publication, while other types of papers such as informative articles, editorial materials, corrections, abstracts, or résumés are not included.
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