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INVESTIGATING TRANSIT PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE: A PROGRAMMING APPROACH

2003
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This analysis extends prior research on efficiency and productivity in transit systems using an extensive panel data set. First, efficiency rankings and efficient subsets of transit systems are obtained through data envelopment analysis (DEA), a non-parametric linear programming-based methodology. Based on the results of the DEA analysis, globally efficient frontier production functions are then built in the context of transit operations in the United States. The results indicate that when jointly considered, there is an improvement on both the theoretical and empirical aspects of examining efficiency and production in transit systems. Results also suggest that efficiency and returns to scale findings differ substantially depending on the evaluation methodology. Directions for further research are suggested.

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