Peeking Beneath the Hood of Uber

IMC 2015
Pages: 495 - 508
Published: Oct 28, 2015
Abstract
Recently, Uber has emerged as a leader in the null economy. Uber is a ride sharing service that matches willing drivers with customers looking for rides. However, unlike other open marketplaces (e.g., AirBnB), Uber is a black-box: they do not provide data about supply or demand, and prices are set dynamically by an opaque null null algorithm. The lack of transparency has led to concerns about whether Uber artificially manipulate prices, and...
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Peeking Beneath the Hood of Uber
Published Date
Oct 28, 2015
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Pages
495 - 508
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