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Beestermöller, Matthias (10. Januar 2017): Striking Evidence? Demand Persistence for Inter-City Buses from German Railway Strikes. Münchener Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Beiträge (VWL) 2017-2 [PDF, 924kB]

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Abstract

This paper investigates the effect of the largest rail strikes in German history in 2014-2015 on long-distance buses – a newly liberalized market. Using a novel dataset of detailed bus ticket sales and rail cancellations, I find that the primary channel that drives ticket sales during the strike is whether the absolute bus travel time was sufficiently short. In a difference-indifferences framework, I exploit this variation to identify any demand persistence. Although the common trend assumption does not seem to be completely tenable in the given context, my results point to a persistent effect on the ticket sales for inter-city buses on the affected routes.

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