Is LTFRB Uber-Reacting?

This paper elaborates on the economics of the taxi sector in the Philippines, and the impact of emerging competition such as Uber. It argues that a better understanding of the economics of the taxi industry could help inform regulators on whether and to what extent they should regulate Uber in order...

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Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Ko, Aladdin, Manipon, Jessica J
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/162
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.asog-pubs-11612020-07-22T06:46:46Z Is LTFRB Uber-Reacting? Mendoza, Ronald U Ko, Aladdin Manipon, Jessica J This paper elaborates on the economics of the taxi sector in the Philippines, and the impact of emerging competition such as Uber. It argues that a better understanding of the economics of the taxi industry could help inform regulators on whether and to what extent they should regulate Uber in order to promote the general welfare of the riding public. Uber offers alternatives and could actually be tempering behavior by unfair taxi operators by enhancing competition. 2015-04-27T07:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/162 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2599113 Ateneo School of Government Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Uber taxi operators overcharging regulation Economics
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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country Philippines
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topic Uber
taxi operators
overcharging
regulation
Economics
spellingShingle Uber
taxi operators
overcharging
regulation
Economics
Mendoza, Ronald U
Ko, Aladdin
Manipon, Jessica J
Is LTFRB Uber-Reacting?
description This paper elaborates on the economics of the taxi sector in the Philippines, and the impact of emerging competition such as Uber. It argues that a better understanding of the economics of the taxi industry could help inform regulators on whether and to what extent they should regulate Uber in order to promote the general welfare of the riding public. Uber offers alternatives and could actually be tempering behavior by unfair taxi operators by enhancing competition.
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author Mendoza, Ronald U
Ko, Aladdin
Manipon, Jessica J
author_facet Mendoza, Ronald U
Ko, Aladdin
Manipon, Jessica J
author_sort Mendoza, Ronald U
title Is LTFRB Uber-Reacting?
title_short Is LTFRB Uber-Reacting?
title_full Is LTFRB Uber-Reacting?
title_fullStr Is LTFRB Uber-Reacting?
title_full_unstemmed Is LTFRB Uber-Reacting?
title_sort is ltfrb uber-reacting?
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2015
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/162
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2599113
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