Regulating concessions of toll motorways: An empirical study on fixed vs. variable term contracts
Recent theoretical developments on concession contracts for long term infrastructure projects under uncertain demand show the benefits of allowing for flexible term contracts rather than fixing a rigid term. This study presents a simulation to compare both alternatives by using real data from the oldest Spanish toll motorways. For this purpose, we analyze how well the flexible term would have performed instead of the fixed length actually established. Our results show a huge reduction of the term of concession that would have dramatically decreased the firm's benefits and the user's overpayment due to the internalization of an unexpected traffic increase.
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2009
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Authors: | Albalate, Daniel ; Bel, Germà |
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Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. - Elsevier, ISSN 0965-8564. - Vol. 43.2009, 2, p. 219-229
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Elsevier |
Keywords: | H54 L33 L43 L92 Toll motorways Privatization Concessions Regulation |
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