Returns to scale in the production of taxi services: An empirical analysis

Transportmetrica A: Transport Science

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 775-790

  Yang, Teng ^a   Yang, Hai ^a   Wong, Sze Chun ^b   Sze, Nang Ngai ^b,c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

model calibration; search frictions; simultaneous equation model; taxi services

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FRICTION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; SALES;

DISPOSABLE INCOME; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXOGENOUS VARIABLES; MODEL CALIBRATION; RETURNS TO SCALE; SIMULTANEOUS EQUATION MODELING; TAXI FARE STRUCTURE; TAXI SERVICES;

TAXICABS;

EID: 84904263638     PISSN: 23249935     EISSN: 23249943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23249935.2013.794174     Document Type: Article

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