This paper attempts to provide a starting point for discussion on how smartphone-based taxi
applications ('apps') have changed the market for taxi journeys and the resulting implications …

This paper examines the experience with economic regulation of traditional taxicab markets
and the effects of newly emerging dynamic rideshare services on the taxicab industry. The …

This paper assesses the effects of entry regulation and deregulation on taxicab availability
and service quality based on the experiences of 43 cities and counties in the United States …

The taxicab makes a significant contribution to the accessibility of a city, and provides a wide
range of services across many different social groups and urban environments. This study …

TAXIS ARE AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF MOBILITY IN THE transportation network of any
city. Nationwide, taxis carry at least 40 percent more passengers than all other mass transit …

The economic literature shows that entry regulation in taxicab markets brings about a
dramatic increase in medallion prices or license values of taxicabs. However, there is no …

Ownership and competition and their effect on public transit system efficiency is a topic of
considerable interest. In this article, we use a stochastic frontier error component model …

Sammendrag: As part of a wider survey into the UK taxi market, TØI Som en del av en større
studie av det britiske has made an international comparison of the impacts drosjemarkedet …

Using private contractors through procurement is common in most public sector areas.
Despite the benefits of procurement, officials are sometimes tempted to circumvent …

This article invesitgates the processes of ethnic segmentation, precarious labour, and
informalization in the Swedish taxi industry during a period of rapid deregulation during the …