Existence of public transport syndicate in Nepal is a common knowledge. Those who commute by bus, micros, and taxis, our stories might be somewhat similar. Clinging to the bus door, constantly struggling to grab a seat and getting stuck in the back end of the bus and not being able to get off on our […] http://econitynepal.com/
Uber and taxis: solutions for a peaceful coexistence
Montreal, February 8, 2016 – With an anti-Uber show of force from taxi owners in the works for this Wednesday, an MEI Viewpoint published today describes the broad strokes of two reforms put in place recently in Australia, which demonstrate that solutions exist for allowing the taxi industry and ride-sharing applications to coexist. en lire plus
With or without pipelines, Canadian oil production will continue to grow
Montreal, February 1st, 2016 – While the debate rages on regarding the Energy East project, the MEI points out that even in a scenario in which absolutely no new pipelines are built, oil production in the country will increase significantly from now until 2040, as the National Energy Board (NEB) stipulated
What do the taxes on vehicles say? Are cars a luxury or have high taxes made them one?
A quick look into Nepal ‘s custom duties of vehicles is enough to tell us how discouraging it is for any individual to purchase a car. For the vehicles that run on fossil fuel, the customs duties on 9 categories stand at 30% while [read more] http://econitynepal.com/
Taxi’s fight back Still no change to industry but hey, maybe its good enough!
Toronto-based CellWand Communications has released an app (The Ride, available on App and Android) that hooks you up with all the taxi’s now in service across the country as well as CAr2Go, ZipCar and all sorts of public transit, though how it calls you a subway car I’m not sure. That guide to transit by itself is pretty useful, and this all seems like a good thing, and may help save a portion of the Taxi business, but as an UBER user, it just isn’t enough. I still have not enough cabs when I really …
Uber against Racial Profiling The sharing economy helps end ethnic and economic discrimination
[wpv-post-body view_template=”credentials-in-articles”] Market forces are regulating racial profiling by taxicabs better than government regulations do. Investigative reporter Russ Ptacek, who is white, had to hail only 22 cabs to get 23 rides one recent day in Washington, DC. (One cab stopped before he hailed.) An African-American teammate in the investigation, dressed in the same clothes and hailing from the same spots, had to hail 34 cabs to get 23 rides. The other 11 ignored him. A year-long investigation of what certainly looks like racial discrimination by taxi drivers in DC consistently produced such results. Are …
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