Who benefits from surge pricing?
JC Castillo - Available at SSRN 3245533, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
In the last decade, new technologies have led to a boom in real-time pricing. I study the most
salient example, surge pricing in ride hailing. Using data from Uber, I develop an empirical …
salient example, surge pricing in ride hailing. Using data from Uber, I develop an empirical …
The impact of ride-hailing services on congestion: Evidence from indian cities
Problem definition: Early research has documented significant growth in ride-hailing
services worldwide and allied benefits. However, growing evidence of their negative …
services worldwide and allied benefits. However, growing evidence of their negative …
The value of time: Evidence from auctioned cab rides
We estimate valuations of time using detailed consumer choice data from a large European
ride hail platform, where drivers bid on trips and consumers choose between a set of …
ride hail platform, where drivers bid on trips and consumers choose between a set of …
[PDF][PDF] Competing platforms and transport equilibrium: Evidence from New York City
N Rosaia - Unpublished Manuscript URL https://economics. sas …, 2020 - scholar.harvard.edu
This paper studies platform competition in the app-based transportation industry. I present a
model of competing platforms in transport equilibrium, characterizing analytically the profit …
model of competing platforms in transport equilibrium, characterizing analytically the profit …
Covid and cities, thus far
G Duranton, J Handbury - 2023 - nber.org
ABSTRACT A key reason for the existence of cities are the externalities created when
people cluster together in close proximity. During Covid, such interactions came with health …
people cluster together in close proximity. During Covid, such interactions came with health …
The fast, the slow, and the congested: Urban transportation in rich and poor countries
We assemble a new global database on motor vehicle travel speed in over 1,200 large cities
in 152 countries. We then estimate comparable city-level indices of travel speed and …
in 152 countries. We then estimate comparable city-level indices of travel speed and …
Optimal Urban Transportation Policy: Evidence from Chicago
We characterize optimal urban transportation policies in the presence of congestion and
environmental externalities and evaluate their welfare and distributional effects. We present …
environmental externalities and evaluate their welfare and distributional effects. We present …
Banerjee, Duflo, Kremer, and the rise of modern development economics
BA Olken - The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In 2019, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer received the Sveriges
Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. These three scholars were …
Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. These three scholars were …
Optimal Public Transportation Networks: Evidence from the World's Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta
Designing public transport networks involves tradeoffs between extensive geographic
coverage, frequent service on each route, and relying on interconnections as opposed to …
coverage, frequent service on each route, and relying on interconnections as opposed to …
The demand for mobility: Evidence from an experiment with uber riders
P Christensen, A Osman - 2023 - nber.org
Optimal transportation policies depend on demand elasticities that interact across modes
and vary across the population, but understanding how and why these elasticities vary has …
and vary across the population, but understanding how and why these elasticities vary has …