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THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC REGULATION IN THE ISTANBUL TAXICAB MARKET
Author(s) -
Çetin Tamer,
Oğuz Fuat
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2010.02023.x
Subject(s) - industrial organization , business , market regulation , economics , market economy , public economics
This paper discusses the regulation of the Istanbul taxicab market and its consequences. While price and entry regulations are common to many taxi markets, there are significant differences in their institutional frameworks. We examine the problems of the Istanbul market and offer recommendations to improve its efficiency.