01552931

Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/2536-09

This paper investigates the impact of the economic recession on the taxi market in Greece. Data are used from two questionnaires, addressed to both taxi drivers and users. The perceptions of drivers and users about the effects of recession, service quality issues, and possible solutions to mitigate the negative impacts are recorded. The statistical tests reveal that significant differences exist between the responses before and during the economic recession regarding taxi use and working conditions of taxi drivers. A binary logit model is developed to analyze the effect of financial recession on taxi use. The model shows that trip purpose and frequency are the main factors that influence the possibility of reducing taxi use. Quantitative results provide useful information to the taxi industry, which can proceed in necessary management actions for mitigating impacts of financial recession.

01578186

15-3919

English

pp 67–75

2015

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309369107

Print

References (37) ; Tables (9)

Demand; Economic impacts; Market surveys; Recession; Revealed preferences; Taxi services; Taxicab drivers; Travelers

Athens (Greece)

Economics; Finance; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 1:17PM

• Adapting the Swedish Service Route Model to Suburban Transit in the United States
• Carsharing Demand Estimation: Zurich, Switzerland, Area Case Study
• Comparison of Constrained and Ad Hoc Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems
• Implementing Mobility as a Service: Challenges in Integrating User, Commercial, and Societal Perspectives
• Integrated Relocation Model for Free-Floating Carsharing Systems: Field Trial Results
• Is Getting an Uber-Lyft from a Sidecar Different from Hailing a Taxi? Current Dynamic Ridesharing Controversy
• Novel Vehicle Mass-Based Automated Passenger Counter for Transit Applications
• Operations of Shared Autonomous Vehicle Fleet for Austin, Texas, Market
• Optimizing a Flexible Mobility on Demand System
• Taxis as a Recourse Option for Ridesharing Services
• What About Free-Floating Carsharing? A Look at the Montreal, Canada, Case