辅助交通服务和效率：在紧张的福利市场中利用闲置出租车的潜力

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS

Research in Transportation Economics Pub Date : 2024-11-19 DOI:10.1016/j.retrec.2024.101489

Yuki Hashimoto, Kazutomo Komae

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摘要

随着人口老龄化，对辅助交通服务的需求增加，导致运营补贴提高。本研究以日本为案例，考察了主要由养老机构拥有的受补贴非商业性无障碍轮椅车（WAV）与出租车之间的替代关系，凸显了开放式准公共交通市场的低效率。利用全国范围内的面板数据，我们发现 WAVs 每增加 10%，出租车收入就会减少 1.7%，出租车司机的收入就会减少约 5%。这种影响在老龄化率和福利支出较高的地区更为明显。我们建议利用空置出租车提供辅助交通服务，以提高市场效率。

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Paratransit services and efficiency: The potential of utilizing idle taxis in a strained welfare market

With population aging, demand for paratransit services has increased, leading to higher operating subsidies. This study uses Japan as a case study to examine the substitutive relationship between subsidized noncommercial wheelchair-accessible vehicles (WAVs), primarily owned by elderly care facilities, and taxis, highlighting inefficiencies in the open-entry paratransit market. Using nationwide panel data, we find that a 10% increase in WAVs results in a 1.7% decrease in taxi revenue, reducing taxi drivers' income by approximately 5%. This effect is more pronounced in regions with higher aging rates and welfare spending. We suggest utilizing vacant taxis for paratransit services to enhance market efficiency.

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Research in Transportation Economics Multiple-

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8.40

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2.60%

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审稿时长

60 days

期刊介绍： Research in Transportation Economics is a journal devoted to the dissemination of high quality economics research in the field of transportation. The content covers a wide variety of topics relating to the economics aspects of transportation, government regulatory policies regarding transportation, and issues of concern to transportation industry planners. The unifying theme throughout the papers is the application of economic theory and/or applied economic methodologies to transportation questions.