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--has a business stealing effect, with drivers spending...

This paper uses a difference-in-differences strategy and an event-study analysis to evaluate the effect of Uber entries on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 346 US MSAs between 2011 and 2017. Empirical results demonstrate that Uber entries have no significant effect on the total VMT in a city....