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Data in Policy Debate: Uber and Sexual Assault
More and more, Uber is being called “unsafe for women.” In this post, we want to take the opportunity to dig into the data a bit and see if we can provide a framework for evaluating the general impression.
Let’s Consider Uber’s Emergency Price Capping Policy
Uber (the ride-sharing service) got in hot water in 2014 during the Sydney hostage crisis and shooting. Uber’s automated pricing algorithm increased prices for Ubers to 4x the normal fare in response to demand. This led to a massive media and social media backlash, calling Uber a “shameful disgrace” for profiting during this crisis.
Uber has responded to this by capping its prices at 2.9x during a declared emergency…