[HTML][HTML] The sharing economy and the job market: the case of ride-hailing drivers in Chile

A Fielbaum, A Tirachini - Transportation, 2021 - Springer
Ride-hailing (ridesourcing) companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Didi Chuxing have been a
disruptive force in the urban mobility landscape around the world during the past decade. In …

The who, why, and when of Uber and other ride-hailing trips: An examination of a large sample household travel survey

M Young, S Farber - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2019 - Elsevier
Convenience and low prices have enabled ride-hailing companies, such as Uber and Lyft,
to position themselves amongst the most valuable companies within the transportation …

An analysis of the individual economics of ride-hailing drivers

A Henao, WE Marshall - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ride-hailing companies are disrupting transportation at a large scale while also providing
economic opportunities to millions of drivers. Companies such as Uber and Lyft constantly …

Ride-hailing in Santiago de Chile: Users' characterisation and effects on travel behaviour

A Tirachini, M Del Río - Transport Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, an in-depth examination of the use of ride-hailing (ridesourcing) in Santiago de
Chile is presented based on data from an intercept survey implemented across the city in …

Not my usual trip: Ride-hailing characterization in Mexico City

O Sabogal-Cardona, D Oviedo, L Scholl… - Travel Behaviour and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The literature on ride-hailing has experienced rapid growth in recent years, with an accent
on industrialized cities, mainly in the United States and Europe. Previous research has …

The disruptive effect of ridesourcing services on for-hire vehicle drivers' income and employment

S Wang, M Smart - Transport Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Ridesourcing services provided by Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) such as
Uber and Lyft are spreading across the United States and are thriving. As a result of TNCs' …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in taxi use and the advent of ridehailing, 1995–2017: Evidence from the US National Household Travel Survey

MW Conway, D Salon, DA King - Urban Science, 2018 - mdpi.com
The advent of ridehailing services such as Uber and Lyft has expanded for-hire vehicle
travel. We use data from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) to investigate …

Does ride-hailing increase or decrease vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT)? A simulation approach for Santiago de Chile

A Tirachini, A Gomez-Lobo - International journal of sustainable …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Many authors have pointed out the importance of determining the impact of ride-hailing
(ridesourcing) on vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT), and thus on transport externalities like …

The “Ubernomics” of ridesourcing: the myths and the reality

K Button - Transport Reviews, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This paper looks at the economics of ridesourcing (or app-based ride-hailing) with a
particular focus on the US. It brings together the rather dispersed literature on the subject …

The sustainability of shared mobility: Can a platform for shared rides reduce motorized traffic in cities?

A Tirachini, E Chaniotakis, M Abouelela… - … Research Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Studies in several cities indicate that ridesourcing (ride-hailing) may increase traffic and
congestion, given the substitution of more sustainable modes and the addition of empty …