We study the economic impact of becoming a taxi driver. Comparing individuals who pass the necessary written exams for a taxi driver's license to individuals who have not yet done so, we find that both immigrants and natives who enter into taxi driving have experienced negative employment...

We study the economic impact of becoming a taxi driver. Comparing individuals who pass the necessary written exams for a taxi driver's license to individuals who have not yet done so, we find that both immigrants and natives who enter into taxi driving have experienced negative employment...

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) involve the supply by the private sector of infrastructure and services deriving from infrastructure assets which have traditionally been supplied by the public sector. PPPs are spreading all over the world. It may be quite plausible that such arrangements were...