Resumo: |
Public transport bus ridership in Brazilian cities has been declining in recent years. There are several reasons for this event, with the entrance of ride-hailing services in the market - such as Uber - most recently being cited as one of the main causes. Using a panel data model with fixed effects for four Brazilian cities (Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre e Salvador), this paper seeks to verify the relation of several factors with the decrease of urban buses fare-paying passengers. Among these factors, we highlight the effects of gratuities and the level of employment of the economy. In our model, the entrance of ride-hailing services in the market seems to collaborate with the decrease of fare-paying passengers. |
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