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Keyword: medallion


Surge Pricing Ride Service (12/13/2014)

Dynamic pricing allows mobile-dispatched ride services such as Uber to digitally match supply and demand at the expense of regular taxi companies.

Keywords: dynamic pricing, medallion, price gouging, surge pricing, taxi, tip, Uber

Yellow Cabs, Red Tape (6/22/2006)

Transferable fixed-supply permanent taxi licenses result in high taxi fare and poor service with only normal return to current license owners.

Keywords: capitalization, dissipation, economic rent, medallion, transferable taxi licenses