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040 _aMSU
_bEnglish
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050 0 0 _aHB73 JOU
100 1 _aSchneider, Henry
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aMoral Hazard in Leasing Contracts:
_bevidence from the New York City Taxi Industry
_ccreated by Henry Schneider
264 1 _aChicago:
_bUniversity of Chicago Press,
_c2010.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
440 _aJournal of Law and Economics
_vVolume 53, number 4
520 3 _aIn this study, I investigate the effects of moral hazard in leasing contracts by examining the driving outcomes of all long-term lessees and owner-operators of New York City taxis. I find that moral hazard explains a sizable fraction of lessees’ accidents, driving violations, and vehicle inspection failures. To address the possibility of endogenous contract choice, I conduct an instrumental variables analysis of the cross section of all drivers and a panel-data analysis of a subset of drivers who switched from leasing to owning
650 _aAccident rates
_vAccidents
_xAutomobile accidents
650 _aEstimated taxes
_vLeases
_xMoral hazard
650 _aTaxi drivers
_vTraffic violations
_xVehicle operation
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1086/652423
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_cJA
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_d164396