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Chapter 4: Q1. (page 190)

How did lenders benefit from the restriction on the number of New York City taxi medallions?

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The lenders benefited from the restriction on the number of New York City taxi medallions as it reduced the number of loan defaults.

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The lender will benefit only if the borrower repays the loan amount. The increasing number of Uber reduced each taxi driver's revenue share. The monthly taxi pickup dropped to 12 million from 14 million in just two years. As a result, when the revenue earned from a taxi fell, it became difficult for a taxi driver who borrowed money from the lender to repay the loan amount.

Hence, the lenders benefited by restricting the number of taxi medallions.

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