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1、fullTab133GB-bis21/02/0712:36Page1133ORGANISATIONFORECONOMICEUROPEANCONFERENCE(DE)REGULATIONCO-OPERATIONANDDEVELOPMENTOFMINISTERSOFTRANSPORTOFTHETAXIINDUSTRYThisRoundTableexaminedthebasiccaseforliberalisationofthetaxiindustry,andreviewedexperienceswithtaxi(de)regulationinOECDandECMTme
2、mbercountries.Thereareanumberofaspectstoregulationofthetaxiindustry:regulationofentryintotheindustry,priceregulationandservicequalityregulation.Thediscussionsoftheseaspects(DE)REGULATIONconcludedthatlittleempiricalevidencesupportedtheargumentthatentryrestrictionsimprovedcapacityutilis
3、ation.Onthecontrary,thecasecouldbemadethatincreasedentryandassociatedeconomiesofdensity,aswellasshorterOFTHETAXIpassengerwaitingtimes,warrantedsubsidiesforentry.(DE)REGULATIONOFTHETAXIINDUSTRYTheneedforpriceregulationdependsonthetypeandstructureofthetaximarket.ConsumersfacesearchandIN
4、DUSTRYswitchingcostswhentheyrequiretaxiservices,whichgivestaxioperatorsconsiderableprice-settingpower.Theabuseofthatmarketpowerisgreaterinunfamiliargeographicenvironmentsandinthecruisingmarket.Inmarketsdominatedbydispatchcentres,firmsmayearnareputationforhighorlowserviceprices,whichop
5、ensupthepossibilityofsomepricecompetition.Asimilarargumentappliestoservicequality.Themoreanonymousthemarket,thegreatertheneedforregulation.Again,dispatchcentresenhancetheself-regulatoryroleofcompetitionforrepeatcustomerrelationsbybuildingagoodreputation.Experienceswithderegulatingthet
6、axiindustryhaveROUNDhadmixedresults.Wherethetaxiindustryhasbeenliberalised,therehasgenerallybeenmassiveentry,leading133toconsumerbenefitsintheformofshorterwaitingtimes.ROUNDTABLETABLEBackgroundpaperswerepresentedbyCatherineListon-HeyesfromHollowayUniversity,London,Jon-TerjeBekkenfromt
7、heTOI,Norway,PeterBakkerfromtheAVV,TheNetherlandsandDenisCartier,fromtheQuebecMinistryofTransport,Canada.TRANSPORTRESEARCHCENTRE133-:HSTCSC=VUVVWY:(742007021P1)ISBN978-92-821-0112-42007TRANSPORTRESEARCHCENTREREPORTOFTHEONEHUNDREDANDTHIRTYTHIRDROUNDTABLEONTRANSPORTECONOMICSonthefollowi
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