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Study on Ticket Pricing-System for Urban Rail Transit (URT) Projects in China

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Applied Economics, Business and Development (ISAEBD 2011)

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Aimed to identify an appropriate ticket pricing-system for URT project in China, in this thesis I analyzed several economic characters which can influence pricing system itself and then detailed analyzed four possible pricing systems, respectively from view of cost, competitive market, marginal profit, and social comprehensive benefit. At the end, the conclusion is given that pricing system based upon social comprehensive benefit is reasonable, to ensure benefit of operation company and the whole society. As extension, possible concerns when applying this system in realistic were also mentioned for further thinking.

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  1. Dept of Construction Management and Real Estate, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, 1239 Si Ping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Guanguan Hua

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  1. Jiangsu Teachers University of Technology, Yuying Road No. 2, 213001, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

    Qingyuan Zhou

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Hua, G. (2011). Study on Ticket Pricing-System for Urban Rail Transit (URT) Projects in China. In: Zhou, Q. (eds) Applied Economics, Business and Development. ISAEBD 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 208. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23023-3_79

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