an economic evaluation of road passengers transport vehicles in mazandaran

vehicles have an important role in passenger transportation in iran. this paper runs an economic appraisal on intercity buses, minibuses and public four-seated conveyances of mazandaran province in view point of private and public sectors. the benefit-cost ratio, costs adjusted efficiency, necessary capital for job creation for a labor force and labor force adjusted productivity, which are used in private and public or both view points appraisal have been employed to compare different vehicles. the necessary data are obtained through questionnaires administered to passengers, and related vehicles drivers and transportation syndicates of the province. it can be concluded that buses are preferred to other vehicles in view point of adjusted productivity of labor force, minibuses in view point of more economic investment and costs adjusted efficiencies and finally public four-seated conveyances being preferred in view of required capital for job creation to other vehicles.