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来源

JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS,Vol.108,P.36-50

语言

英文

关键字

Public transportation; Ride-hailing; Technological innovation; First mile/last mile; Difference-in-differences; SEARCH; TAXI

作者单位

[Hall, Jonathan D.] Univ Toronto, Dept Econ, 150 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3G7, Canada. [Hall, Jonathan D.] Univ Toronto, Munk Sch Global Affairs & Publ Policy, 150 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3G7, Canada. [Palsson, Craig] Utah State Univ, Huntsman Sch Business, 3500 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322 USA. [Price, Joseph] Brigham Young Univ, Dept Econ, 162 FOB, Provo, UT 84602 USA. [Price, Joseph] Natl Bur Econ Res, 1050 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA. Hall, JD (reprint author), Univ Toronto, Dept Econ, 150 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3G7, Canada.; Hall, JD (reprint author), Univ Toronto, Munk Sch Global Affairs & Publ Policy, 150 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3G7, Canada. E-Mail: jonathan.hall@utoronto.ca; craig.palsson@usu.edu; josephprice@byu.edu

摘要

How Uber affects public transit ridership is a relevant policy question facing cities worldwide. Theoretically, Uber's effect on transit is ambiguous: while Uber is an alternative mode of travel, it can also increase the reach and flexibility of public transit's fixed-route, fixed-schedule service. We estimate the effect of Uber on public transit ridership using a difference-in-differences design that exploits variation across U.S. metropolitan areas in both the intensity of Uber penetration and the timing of Uber entry. We find that Uber is a complement for the average transit agency, increasing ridership by five percent after two years. This average effect masks considerable heterogeneity, with Uber increasing ridership more in larger cities and for smaller transit agencies.