Do Digital Platforms Reduce Moral Hazard? The Case of Uber and Taxis

Abstract

Workshop for their valuable comments and suggestions. The MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy provided generous research support, and Uber provided essential data. Dowlatabadi is a current employee at Uber. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Uber Technologies, Inc or the National Bureau of Economic Research. All errors are ours. NBER working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications.

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