Ober, What's Yo Do?

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john liszt ubernomic is the chief economist at ride share company ober. He was sent to get drivers back on line after they went on strike in January last year. His team came up with a plan that involved tipping, and he says it worked. Liszt's book will be published by Simon & Schuster later this month.

Economist John List of the University of Chicago talks about his book, The Voltage Effect, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. He discusses what determines scalability and argues that the only good ideas that count are those that scale. Along the way, he draws on his experiences as chief economist of Uber and Lyft to peer inside the black box of ride sharing.