I am researching on the effects of the merger between Grab and Uber and how the formation of a potential monopoly would affect the consumers of taxis in Singapore. I have currently researched on the rapidly moving market shares of firms in Singapore’s taxi services and how this has changed following the merger between Comfortdelgro and Uber as well as the merger between Grab and Uber. Although I am still planning my primary research, I am working on forming questions that I’m asking in an interview with grab as I have contacts to get there. It has been challenging as I had to remake my research question due to changes in the market structure from a more competitive form of an oligopoly to a more concentrated market with fewer firms in the industry. However, with the help of my supervisor I have been able to catch up and have been able to form another effective research question that holds significance amongst Singaporeans booking taxis.
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