Browsing Economic and Social Review by Subject "Railways"

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    • Measuring rail productivity in Ireland: a note 

      McGeehan, Harry (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1995)
      This note is concerned with comparing partial and total measures of productivity as they apply to Irish railways. A comparison of a partial exercise undertaken by Barrett and a total productivity approach confirms that ...

    • Measuring railway productivity in Ireland: a comment 

      Barrett, Sean D. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1995)
      The McGeehan (1995) article has three sections. They deal respectively with railway labour productivity, overall railway productivity, and a methodology which is claimed to indicate that the total productivity of CIE ...

    • Measuring railway productivity in Ireland: a reply 

      McGeehan, Harry (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1995)
      Barrett's (1995) comments raise several issues which are readily addressed.

    • The impact of structural and contractual arrangements on a vertically separated railway 

      Affuso, Luisa; Newbery, David (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2002)
      The unbundling of railways in Britain has been heavily criticised as undermining the passenger rail system. Economic theory suggests that structural separation and short-lived contracts hinder incentives to invest in ...