Sökning: "Marginal Costs"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 87 avhandlingar innehållade orden Marginal Costs.
1. Empirical Essays on Railway Infrastructure Costs in Sweden
Sammanfattning : The subject of this thesis concerns pricing the use of transport infrastructure. We are empirically investigating the relationship between railway traffic volumes and infrastructure management costs. More specifically, we are interested in estimating the change in infrastructure management costs from marginal variations in traffic volumes, i.e. LÄS MER
2. Assessment of existing and potential developments of district-heating systems
Sammanfattning : District heating (DH) may play an important role for achieving the EU goal of a secure, competitive and sustainable energy supply. DH benefits from the possibilities of utilising local resources such as municipal solid waste and other low-quality fuels, as well as low-cost waste heat from industries and from combined heat and power plants (CHP). LÄS MER
3. External costs of transports imposed on neighbours and fellow road users
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introductory chapter and four research papers, summarized as follows. The overall purpose is to study various external effects of the transport system; effects that are not considered (or not fully considered) today. LÄS MER
4. Reforming a publicly owned monopoly : costs and incentives in railway maintenance
Sammanfattning : The railway system is often considered to be an industry where a monopoly occurs “naturally”, which can explain the public ownership and the use of regulations. However, railways in Europe have been subject to reforms during the last three decades. LÄS MER
5. On the Value of Customer Loyalty Programs - A Study of Point Programs and Switching Costs
Sammanfattning : The increased prevalence of customer loyalty programs has been followed by an increased academic interest in schemes. This is partly because the Internet has made competition 'one click away'. It is also because information technology has made it more economical for firms to collect customer information by way of loyalty programs. LÄS MER