Miguel Amaral

Research Interests : Contract theory, Applied industrial organisation, Public-private partnerships, Urban public transport

Thesis title : Modes d’Organisation et Performances. Le Cas du Transport Public Urbain en Europe

Publications :

•  “Auction Procedures and Competition in Public Services: The Case of Urban Transport in France and London”, Utilities Policy, 17, pp.166-175, 2009 (avec S. Saussier et A. Yvrande-Billon)
• “Public vs. Private Management of Public Utilities - The Case of Urban Public Transport in Europe”, Research in Transportation Economics, 22 (1), pp.85-90, 2008.

Working Papers :

• “Make or Buy Urban Public Transport Services: A Rational Choice ?” (avec A. Yvrande-Billon)
• “Local Authorities’ Capacity for Expertise, Contractual Choices and Urban Public Transit Efficiency”
• “Does Competition for the Field Improve Cost Efficiency? Evidence from the London Bus Tendering Model”, CNI-Working Paper No. 2006-14 (avec S. Saussier et A. Yvrande-Billon)

Conferences 2009 :

•  13^ème Conférence Annuelle de l’ISNIE (International Society for New Institutional Economics), University of Berkeley, San Fransisco, 18-20 Juin
• XXVI^èmes Journées de Microéconomie Appliquée, Dijon, 4-5 Juin
• ESNIE (European School on New Institutional Economics), Cargèse (France), 15-20 Mai. 

Conferences 2008 :

• 7^th Conference on Applied Infrastructure Research, Berlin, 10-11 Octobre
• LVII^ème congrès annuel de l'AFSE (Association Française de Science Economique), Paris, 18-19 Septembre
• 35^ème conférence de l’EARIE (European Association for Research in Industrial Economics), Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse, 4-6 Septembre
• Third International Conference on Funding Transport Infrastructure & 10th “Journée Transport”, Paris, 19-20 Juin

 Teaching :

• Economics of Public Organizations (University of Paris 1, since 2009)
• Organizations and Market Theories (University of Paris1, since 2006)