I went to see Project Hail Mary today, and while driving there, I got to thinking about how late I was, and whether my seat would still be empty and not taken up by someone else. It was a great… Continue Reading
For over a year, Uber has offered a limited monthly pass program that allows discounted rides to its users in a few large cities around the US. The pass is a great deal if you can get your hands on it.
This is the first part of a series of three posts on the Uber monthly pass looking into how the pass is structured, how it has changed over time and some of the economics behind it, and how a hypothetical graduate student’s demand function for transportation changes in response to changes in the structure of the Uber pass. Continue Reading