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Uber's surge pricing and economic models

Ben Cahill

28th January 2016

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There have been a number of recent blog posts on the rise of Uber and whether its surge pricing benefits society. There are arguments for and against but an approach that uses the basic supply and demand model and the concept of deadweight loss gives students a base to discuss it further.

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