Dr Merkert's Publications

Merkert, R. and Hensher, D.A. (2011): The impact of strategic management and fleet planning on airline efficiency – A random effects Tobit model based on DEA efficiency scores, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 45, 686–695.Link, H. and Merkert, R. (2011): Success factors and pitfalls of regional rail franchising in Germany, International Journal of Transport Economics, XXXVIII (2), 171-198.Merkert, R. (2011): Why be secret about subsidies? Airports International, 44 (3), 22-24.Merkert, R. (2010): An empirical study on the transaction sector within rail firms, Transportmetrica, iFirst, 1-16.Merkert, R. (2010): Changes in transaction costs over time – The case of franchised train operating firms in Britain, Research in Transportation Economics, 29 (1), 52-59.Merkert, R., Smith, A.S.J. and Nash, C.A. (2010): Benchmarking of train operating firms - A transaction cost efficiency analysis, Journal of Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 33, No. 1, February 2010, 35-53.Merkert, R., Odeck, J., Bråthen, S. and Pagliari, R. (2011): The use of Econometric Methods for Efficiency Analysis of Regional Airports - A Meta Analysis, Paper accepted for presentation at the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) 2011 Conference, Sydney.Merkert, R. and Hensher, D.A. (2011): The importance of completeness and clarity in air transport contracts: an international comparison, Paper accepted for presentation at the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) 2011 Conference, Sydney.Merkert, R. and Morrell, P.S. (2011): Mergers and acquisitions in aviation – management perspectives and econometric evidence on the size of airlines, Paper accepted for presentation at the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) 2011 Conference, Sydney.Kappes, J.W. and Merkert, R. (2011): Barriers to entry into European aviation markets revisited – a review and analysis of managerial perceptions, Paper accepted for presentation at the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) 2011 Conference, Sydney.Merkert, R. and Williams, G. (2011): Measuring the efficiency of remote regions carriers, Proceedings of the 7th International conference on Air Transport in Remoter Regions, Newquay.Merkert, R. and Hensher, D.A. (2011): Regulation, trust and contractual incentives around transport contracts - Is there anything bus operators can learn from public air service contracts?, Paper accepted for presentation at the 12th Thredbo Conference, Durban.O’Fee, B. and Merkert, R. (2011): Analysing the different legal interpretations and uses of PSOs across Europe – A transport authority perspective, Proceedings of the 7th International conference on Air Transport in Remoter Regions, Newquay.Merkert, R. and Morrell, P.S. (2011): Do mergers and acquisitions help airlines to survive in competitive environments?, Proceedings of the 43rd UTSG conference, Milton Keynes.Link, H. and Merkert, R. (2010): Success factors of rail franchising: A fresh assessment of the German case, Proceedings of the European Transport Conference 2010, Glasgow.Merkert, R. and Williams, G. (2010): The impacts of ownership, level of competition and contractual determinants on the efficiency of European public service obligation air transport operators, Proceedings of the European Transport Conference 2010, Glasgow.Merkert, R. and Cowie, J. (2010): A quantitative cross-modal analysis of transaction costs - Are airlines any different? Proceedings of the ATRS 2010 world conference, Porto.Miyoshi, C. and Merkert, R. (2010): Changes in carbon efficiency and financial performance of firms over time – An empirical analysis of European airlines, Proceedings of the ATRS 2010 world conference, Porto.Merkert, R. (2010): Öffentlich geförderte Flugverkehre im Europäischen Vergleich – Ansatzpunkte zur Effizienzverbesserung von PSOs, Herbsttagung der Wissenschaftliche Kommission ÖBWL of the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB), University of Mannheim.