Hall, Jonathan; Horton, John J.; Knoepfle, Daniel T. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Following Uber-initiated fare increases, drivers make more money per trip and, initially, more per hour-worked. Drivers … begin to work more hours. However, this increase in hours-worked--combined with a reduction in demand from a higher fare … market adjustment brings the hourly earnings rate back to about the rate that prevailed before the fare increase, in roughly …