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The Taxi Service in Italy : Motivation and Outline of the Recent Reform

Bentivogli, Chiara - 2007

results of a survey of the Bank of Italy on the main Italian cities show that the supply of taxi is much lower than that of … one adopted in Italy, lacks a solid analytical as well an empirical basis for support. Likely, the lower availability of … taxi in Italy does not reflect only quantity and price regulation but also other characteristics of the regulation itself …

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A comparison of rail liberalisation levels across four European countries

Beria, Paolo; Quinet, Emile; de Rus, Gines; Schulz, Carola - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

The paper presents the results of a research on railway regulation and liberalisation in Italy, France, Germany and …

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Has Uber made it easier to get a ride in the rain?

Brodeur, Abel; Nield, Kerry - 2016

In New York City (NYC), it has been a common complaint that it is difficult to find a taxi in the rain. Using all Uber rides in NYC from April to September 2014 and January to June 2015, we show that the number of Uber rides is significantly correlated with whether it rained. The number of Uber...

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Public Private Partnership in Intra-City Transport in Indore (Metro Taxi Case)

Jindal, Harish; Bhagya, Kapil; Thaker, Keyur B. - 2009

Indore is the commercial capital of M.P., the centrally located province of India. An unprecedented welcome change ushered in the lives of local population here on the 57th Republic Day of the nation i.e. 26th Jan 2006 when ultra-modern-low-floor buses started plying on various routes of the...

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Default Tip Suggestions in NYC Taxi Cabs

Hoover, Hanna - 2019

This paper explores how changes in default options can influence consumer behavior in a setting where consumers can use a suggested default or manually enter a tip amount. To identify the impact that different defaults have on behavior, I take advantage of variation within the New York City taxi...

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How does Relationship-Based Governance Accommodate New Entrants? Evidence from the Cycle Rickshaw Rental Market

Jain, Tarun - 2016

Relationship-based contract enforcement is commonly thought to limit market expansion. In contrast, this paper illustrates how relationship-based contract governance accommodates new entrants into market exchange using a case study of the cycle-rickshaw rental market in a city in central India....

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Pricing Schemes and Seller Fraud : Evidence from New York City Taxi Rides

Liu, Ting - 2018

In expert markets, different pricing schemes generate different financial incentives for sellers to defraud customers. Using rich microdata on New York City taxi rides, we examine the differences between trips of non-local passengers and those of comparable local passengers, and explore to what...

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Rawley, Evan; Simcoe, Timothy - 2012

This paper studies how firms reorganize after diversifying into related businesses. Specifically, we propose that outsourcing is one way to reduce the coordination costs that arise in multidivisional firms. We, also, examine the mechanisms underlying coordination costs, and show how alternative...

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Learning by Driving : Productivity Improvements by New York City Taxi Drivers

Haggag, Kareem - 2014

We study learning by doing (LBD) by New York City taxi drivers, who have substantial discretion over their driving strategies and receive compensation closely tied to their success in finding customers. In addition to documenting significant learning by these entrepreneurial agents, we exploit...

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AI, Skill, and Productivity : The Case of Taxi Drivers

Kanazawa, Kyogo; Kawaguchi, Daiji; Shigeoka, Hitoshi; … - 2022

We examine the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on productivity in the context of taxi drivers. The AI we study assists drivers with finding customers by suggesting routes along which the demand is predicted to be high. We find that AI improves drivers’ productivity by shortening the...

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