Research shows fare evasion behavior in public transport, suggesting passengers act as utility maximizers.
In public transport systems with self-service fare collection passengers can decide whether to pay the fare or not. A passenger who does not pay is subject to a risk of being fined. The paper provides some empirical support for the hypothesis that passengers behave as expected utility maximisers.
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