Competition alters fare structures and service frequencies on urban bus routes, suggesting economic implications for different income groups.
Deregulation of the bus industry and reduction of costs and subsidy would probably lead to the introduction of smaller buses, giving faster and more frequent service but at higher fares. There would be fewer cheap big buses, so poorer people might be worse off.
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S. Glaister (1985) studied this question.
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