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Ticketing working paper (originally published 28/09/10, revised version published 11/11/10)

Document: Working paper on ticketing (pdf, 313kb)

How bus operators change and analyse their offerings (originally published 28/09/10, revised version published 01/10/10)

Document: Working paper on How bus operators change and analyse their offerings (pdf, 263kb)

Methods and history of entry, expansion and exit (originally published 28/09/10, revised version published 06/10/10)

Document: Working Paper on Methods and history of entry, expansion and exit (pdf, 214kb)

Tendered services overview (28/09/10)

Document: Working Paper on Tendered services overview (pdf, 49kb)

Tendered services: analysis of qualitative evidence from parties (28/09/10)

Document: Working Paper on Tendered services: analysis of qualitative evidence from parties (pdf, 773kb)

Tendered services—analysis of bidding data (originally published 28/09/10, revised version published 01/10/10)

Document: Working Paper on Tendered services—analysis of bidding data (pdf, 534kb)

Bus industry profitability (07/10/10)

Document: Working paper on bus industry profitability (pdf, 116kb)

The extent of direct competition in the supply of bus services in Great Britain (excluding London) (03/12/10)

Document: Working paper on the extent of direct competition (pdf, 93kb)

Econometric analysis of bus operator costs (09/12/10)

Note prepared by Oxera Consulting on behalf of Stagecoach: “Estimating the economies of scale and scope for Stagecoach’s local bus services”

Document: Working paper: econometric analysis of bus operator costs (pdf, 129kb)

 

Document: Oxera note for Stagecoach (pdf, 138kb)

Market definition (22/12/10)

Document: Working paper: market definition (pdf, 111kb)

Performance-concentration analysis (04/01/11)

Document: Working paper: performance concentration analysis (pdf, 622kb)

Update on the performance-concentration analysis (06/10/11)

Document: Update on the performance-concentration analysis (pdf, 254kb)

Depot cost benchmarking exercise (14/01/11)

Depot cost benchmarking exercise appendices (14/01/11)

Document: Working paper: depot cost benchmarking (pdf, 141kb)


Document: Working paper: depot cost benchmarking appendices (pdf, 689kb)

Barriers to entry and expansion, potential competition and contestability (24/01/11)

Document: Working paper: Barriers to entry (pdf, 183kb)

Network externalities in the supply of local bus services (24/01/11)

Document: Working paper: Network externalities (pdf, 68kb)

UK local bus industry cost of capital (01/02/11)

Document: Working paper: Cost of capital (pdf, 469kb)

Bus industry profitability at depot level (01/02/11)

Document: Working paper: Depot level profitability (pdf, 109kb)

Note on the incidence of entry, exit and expansion (02/02/11)

Document: Note: The incidence of entry, exit and expansion (pdf, 135kb)

Note on the preparation of the Traveline database (02/02/11)

Document: Note: Preparation of the Traveline database (pdf, 45kb)

Bus station access and departure charges (10/02/11)

Document: Working paper: Bus station access and departure charges (pdf, 264kb)

Route and Urban Area analysis (12/10/11)

Document: Working paper: Route and Urban Area analysis (pdf, 1366kb)

 

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