Commissioned by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Institute of Transport Economics has analyzed alternative strategies for opening up access to the Norwegian railway network. We recommend to sell the right of use of a route for which there is competition for a fee that will internalize the external congestion costs that use of the route involves. Preferably, these use right should be made tradable. Such a system should be introduced gradually. At the same time, barrier to entry must be systematically removed, and the situation should be continually monitored. If it is desired to expose the state-purchased passenger transport services to competition, this should be done by competitive tendering. In the short run, only adjustments to the division of responsibility in the railway sector are necessary to facilitate further liberalization. A governmental body with responsibility for the tendering processes might be erected. At some points, our proposals run counter to recent proposals from the European Commission.
Konkurranse pae det Norske Jernbanen (Competition on the Norwegian Railway Network)
1999
200 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Railroad Transportation , Foreign Industry Economic Development , International Commerce, Marketing, & Economics , Rail transportation , Traffic networks , Competition , Norway , Freight transportation , International trade , Intergovernmental relationships , Liberalization , Passenger transportation , Economic analysis , Monitoring , Europe , Operating costs , Foreign technology
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