Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236210 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14179
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Changes in transport costs can affect mobility in ways that differ across the population, affecting the impacts of transport policies. We randomly assign large price reductions on Uber in Egypt over a 3-month period and collect comprehensive data on participant mobility using Google Timeline. A 50% price reduction quadruples Uber usage and induces a 42% increase in total travel. Effects and welfare gains are larger for women, who are less mobile at baseline and perceive public transit as unsafe. The price elasticity of private vehicle kilometers traveled (-1.28) implies that mobility and external costs increase substantially when ride-hailing prices fall.
Subjects: 
mobility on demand
ride-hailing
travel safety
travel demand
JEL: 
J16
J28
J61
Q55
R48
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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