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Competitive Safety in Uber versus the Taxi Industry

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  • Thomas Tacker

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  • Thomas Tacker, 2021. "Competitive Safety in Uber versus the Taxi Industry," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 36(Fall 2021), pages 49-66.
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    Keywords

    Uber; ridesharing; taxis; private safety regulation; drunk driving; occupational homicide;
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    JEL classification:

    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • K2 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law
    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

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