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{"title":"Modeling the brand choice behavior of shared micro-mobility users: A case of electric scooter sharing","authors":"Yu-Shyun Chien ,&nbsp;Chung-Cheng Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101556","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101556","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growing number of shared micro-mobility service providers coexisting in the market has diversified the market composition, leading to challenges in expanding their own-brand market share. Therefore, developing effective strategies for competition and marketing requires a deeper understanding of users' choice behavior among heterogeneous service providers. However, most previous studies often overlook the heterogeneity among service providers, resulting in limitations in precisely explaining users' choice behavior. To address this research gap, a hybrid choice modeling approach is employed to explore the brand choice behavior within the same transport service. The proposed brand choice model integrates various latent variables, such as brand attitude and shared micro-mobility usage characteristics, to capture the key factors influencing users' service provider choices. Using electric scooter sharing (ESS) as a case study, stated preference data were collected to analyze the choice behavior of ESS users. The results show that travel attributes, latent variables, and socioeconomic characteristics have significant direct effects on choice probability, whereas brand attitude has substantial mediation effects, revealing the importance of brand evaluation on users' choice behavior. The managerial insights derived will enhance the competitive and marketing strategies of ESS service providers, while the policy implications will provide direction for government planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 101556"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143913249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring bus drivers' intentions to collaborate with level 4 autonomous buses: Integrating the technology acceptance model and assemblage theory","authors":"Jyun-Kai Liang ,&nbsp;Yu-Kai Huang ,&nbsp;Chung-Cheng Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101555","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101555","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As AI proliferates, human-AI collaboration has become necessary in many domains, not least in public transportation, where highly automated, if not fully driverless buses, require human-AI cooperation. However, existing technology acceptance models lack insight into the unique factors that influence acceptance in collaborative human-AI contexts. This study integrates the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with Assemblage Theory to provide a comprehensive framework that does explicate key mechanisms underlying bus drivers' behavioral intentions toward Level 4 autonomous buses. Drawing upon Assemblage Theory, we conceptualize the driver and the autonomous bus as a human-machine collaborative assemblage. Perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use from TAM are modeled as antecedents, with compatibility and trust from Assemblage Theory as mediators, predicting attitude and behavioral intention. The theoretical model is examined using structural equation modeling on data collected from 719 bus drivers of four major transit companies in Taipei. Results robustly support all hypotheses, with perceived usefulness exhibiting stronger positive effects on trust and compatibility than perceived ease of use. Trust and compatibility positively influenced attitude, which strongly predicted behavioral intention to cooperate with Level 4 autonomous bus introduction. The empirical findings show TAM is enriched by the integration of Assemblage Theory concepts, extending both theories' ability to facilitate autonomous mobility human-AI collaboration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 101555"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143903470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gender gap in travel time and trip Purpose: Pre-, during and post Covid19 evidence","authors":"Adeola Oyenubi,&nbsp;Umakrishnan Kollamparambil,&nbsp;Mandisa Ncobo","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101558","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101558","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigate the gender gap in the travel time pre-, during and post-COVID19 pandemic in Gauteng, South Africa over the period 2015–2023. We use four rounds of the Gauteng City-Region Observatory Quality of Life (GCRO QoL) surveys. Results indicate that while women spend less time travelling compared to men across the study period, the gap has increased since the pandemic. Additionally, other socio-economic and demographic factors such as race, age, household size, dwelling type and car ownership also significantly affected travel times.</div><div>Further, using Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, the study found that household maintenance trips like shopping and chauffeuring contributed positively to the gender travel time gap consistently over the period. The increasing gender gap observed in travel time since COVID19, is explained by fewer women (compared to men) being employed during and since the pandemic, rather than more employed women travelling shorter time or telecommuting compared to employed men. This is expected as more women lost their employment during the pandemic, and men have regained employment more effectively than women during the post-pandemic recovery. The study also found fewer women investing in travel for job search compared to men in the post-pandemic period, further exacerbating the gender gap in travel time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 101558"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143901896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Car use, mobility and transport satisfaction of older adults in Czechia: A gender perspective","authors":"Eva Adamovska,&nbsp;Michal Šimeček","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The main objective of this article is to enhance understanding of factors that may influence mobility satisfaction and the use of motorised transport modes by older adults in Czechia in the context of gender equity. We used data from a large questionnaire survey that explored the main trends in mobility behaviour, needs and attitudes of the Czech population, focusing on key gender mobility issues. The answers of 2087 respondents aged 65 years and older were analysed by applying regression models. Our findings confirm the gender differences in car use. Older women in Czechia use public transport more and drive cars less than their male counterparts. Also, they are less satisfied with their overall transport options. However, in the subsequent regression analysis, gender didn't significantly affect transport satisfaction. Our research's major factors influencing transport satisfaction were age, physical disability, place of residence, car accessibility, and income. The gender distribution of the last two mentioned variables showed substantial differences with more negative impact on women, which probably resulted in lower transport satisfaction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 101557"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143902061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are motorcycle taxis competing with collective public transport? Analyzing the role of boda-bodas in Kampala's urban mobility system","authors":"Simon Saddier","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101562","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101562","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Motorcycle taxis – known as “boda-bodas” in Eastern Africa – play an increasingly important.</div><div>role in the urban mobility systems of African cities. In Kampala, Uganda, this growth is rooted in pervasive congestion and a lack of efficient public transport services. Despite their importance, little is known about the role of boda-bodas and their links to other modes of transport. Existing literature on motorcycle-taxis overwhelmingly relies on self-reported data, which is often inaccurate when it comes to documenting operational characteristics.</div><div>This paper addresses this gap by analyzing close to a million trips taken in Kampala over a period of two weeks in 2020. Using anonymized data provided by the leading e-hailing platform for boda-bodas, it explores the distribution of rides by distance, duration, time of day, and local area. Trip information is combined with transport network and land-use data to perform spatial analyses. We find that boda-boda services are primarily used during the evening peak period, when congestion gives them a competitive advantage over other modes of transport despite their higher cost. The analysis also points to complementarity between boda-bodas and paratransit minibuses providing collective transport services.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 101562"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143898715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sustainable mobility education through escape rooms: A gender perspective","authors":"Silvia Sipone ,&nbsp;Andrés Rodríguez ,&nbsp;Maira Delgado-Lindeman ,&nbsp;José Luis Moura","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101546","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101546","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the gender dimension in sustainable mobility, focusing on how interactive technologies and gamification, particularly Escape Rooms (ER), can promote awareness and behavioural changes. Despite the literature on sustainable mobility and gender, few studies analyse the intersection of these topics with gamification techniques. This research addresses this gap by examining how gender differences and ER modalities (physical and digital) influence learning, motivation, and satisfaction in sustainable mobility education. The study involved 388 students aged 10–13 who participated in a physical or digital ER experience designed to teach sustainable mobility concepts. The methodology included developing ER narratives and challenges and administering pre- and post-activity questionnaires to assess real and perceived learning acquisition, motivation, and satisfaction. Data analysis was conducted using confirmatory factor analysis and variance analysis to evaluate the impact of gender and ER modality. The results indicate no significant gender differences in learning outcomes on sustainable mobility and satisfaction with the ER experience, suggesting that ERs can be equitable educational tools. However, physical ERs showed higher motivation levels among boys than girls, highlighting the need for inclusive design considerations. This research contributes to understanding how gamified educational experiences can be designed, analysing how a balanced incorporation of intrinsic and extrinsic motivational elements could maintain the motivation of all children. These findings support ERs as effective and inclusive tools to raise awareness and encourage fostering sustainable behaviours among young learners. However, some caution should be taken in the design of their elements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 101546"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143863440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dynamic spillovers connectedness among carbon trading, shipping freight, bunker oil and crude oil market: Evidence from quantile-frequency analysis","authors":"Tanzila Yeasmin Nilu ,&nbsp;Chuanxu Wang ,&nbsp;Shek Ahmed","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101544","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101544","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The energy-intensive maritime transport sector plays a crucial role in the global economy while significantly contributing to shipping-related emissions. Prior research has primarily focused on assessing the economic and environmental impacts of various legislative measures aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the maritime transport industry. However, limited attention has been given to the information spillover effects among carbon trading allowances, crude oil futures, bunker fuel markets, and their influence on the maritime freight sector. This study investigates the conditional spillover connectedness among carbon trading, crude oil, maritime freight, and bunker fuel markets by employing the time and frequency domain quantile connectedness method (QVAR). The findings reveal asymmetric spillover interactions under extreme market conditions, where individual markets exhibit stronger responses to negative shocks. Upon frequency connectedness spillover, short-term average TCI exhibits heightened spillover rather than medium and long-term spillovers. The negative shocks of bunker fuel, dry bulk and crude oil future market significantly influences container and tanker freight sector however vice versa characteristics is observed for the positive shocks. The carbon trading (EUA) market initially absorbs notable spillovers from other markets but becomes a significant transmitter of spillovers in the medium and long term. In contrast, the bunker fuel market demonstrates substantial spillover transmission over the medium and long term. Our analysis providing valuable insights for policymakers and industry stakeholders to align emissions reduction objectives considering spillover effects in maritime transport markets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 101544"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143855725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The key role of motorized two-wheelers in boosting the earnings of on-demand delivery workers in Paris","authors":"Benjamin Motte-Baumvol ,&nbsp;Laetitia Dablanc","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101545","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101545","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In France, earnings from delivery workers involved in on-demand instant delivery are not well known. Using data from two waves of a survey conducted in Paris with instant delivery workers, this research presents the interactions between types of delivery gigs, operations and vehicles that lead to differences in income earned from delivery. The results show that the highest incomes are found among delivery workers with the longest service and who work for multiple delivery platforms. More importantly, using a motorized two-wheeler instead of a bicycle, e-bicycle, or scooter is key. It seems to be the best way to ensure a good level of earnings for on-demand instant delivery workers. However, there are legal and environmental dilemmas. Primarily, French law mandates that freelance delivery drivers obtain a specific license before utilizing mopeds for delivery purposes, a license that most of them do not have. Moreover, the energy consumption of mopeds is higher than that of bicycles and electric scooters by a factor of twenty, presenting significant environmental concerns.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 101545"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143826038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What factors influence Chinese Women's nighttime ride-hailing preferences? An ICLV model analysis","authors":"Ke Wang ,&nbsp;Dongmin Yao ,&nbsp;Mingyang Pei","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101538","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101538","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the rapid development of the ride-hailing industry and the rise of the nighttime economy, nighttime travel has become a new norm for urban residents in China. However, the security issues faced by women when using ride-hailing services at night have become increasingly prominent. Although existing studies have explored various factors influencing women's transportation mode choices, there remains a gap in research specifically addressing ride-hailing choices from a gender perspective. Furthermore, the factors influencing women's willingness to travel at night are still not sufficiently detailed or comprehensive, lacking an in-depth exploration of ride-hailing as a transportation option. To address these issues, this paper employs an integrated choice and latent variable model (ICLV) that combines discrete choice models and latent variable models, offering a multidimensional analysis of both the explicit factors and the latent psychological factors influencing women's decisions to utilize ride-hailing services at night. The study uses extensive survey data from a diverse group of women across different ages, professions, incomes, and living conditions to ensure comprehensive and representative data. The results indicate that factors such as marital status, car ownership, and living conditions significantly affect women's travel decisions. High-income women and those in specific occupations exhibit a greater propensity to choose ride-hailing services, highlighting the impact of income and social status on travel mode choices. Notably, younger women display heightened sensitivity to psychological factors, such as perceived risk, pleasure, and security, in their nighttime ride-hailing choices. This research enhances understanding of gender differences in ride-hailing and emphasizes the need to improve security, driver quality, and regulations. It provides insights for ride-hailing platforms and transportation authorities to develop better strategies for women's nighttime travel, supporting the sustainable development of the ride-hailing industry, and promoting gender equality and women's mobility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 101538"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143816510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Toward carbon reduction in electric vehicle products: Evidence from China's recommended catalogue policy","authors":"Qian Cheng ,&nbsp;Yongqing Xiong ,&nbsp;Jiaqi Qin","doi":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101543","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101543","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electric vehicles (EVs) are widely believed to be the most promising solution to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector. In China, entering the recommended catalogue is the basis for vehicle manufacturers and EV models to obtain market qualification and government subsidies. Based on the monthly data of China's recommended catalogue from January 2017 to December 2022, this study analyzes the impact of the recommended catalogue policy on carbon emissions of EVs at the micro-product level. We find that the recommended catalogue policy significantly reduces carbon emissions of EV products. Mechanism analysis indicates that this policy achieves carbon reduction in EV products by promoting sales growth, stimulating industry competition, and incentivizing technological innovation. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the recommended catalogue policy reduces carbon emissions of electric sedans, while the effect on SUV/MPV models is insignificant. The carbon reduction effect of this policy is only effective for EVs produced by non-state-owned enterprises, whereas no such effect is observed for state-owned enterprises. Further discussion reveals that the recommended catalogue policy and the dual credit policy play a synergistic role in reducing carbon emissions of EV products. The findings provide policy implications for the low-carbon development of EVs in the transportation sector.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47810,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Economics","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 101543"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}