Why Economists Love Uber (And Bernie Should, Too) by Corey Iacono, Foundation For Economic Education Curb Your Regulatory Enthusiasm Over the summer of 2015, senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that he had “serious problems” with ridesharing company Uber because it was “unregulated.” Indeed, Uber is relatively unregulated in comparison to traditional taxi services. Economists Judd Cramer and Alan B. Krueger note, In many jurisdictions, taxi drivers are required to obtain an occupational license in order to transport passengers, and drivers are restricted from picking up passengers outside of the jurisdiction that issued their license. In addition, the number…
Why Economists Love Uber (And Bernie Should, Too)
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