There are sort of three ways in which you can bring on a little bit of extra supply andn situations where there's an unanticipated surge. A lot of surge is predictable, we know when events happen, and we can make sure to move around supply. What doesn't work as well is an anticipated three acts getting a person off the couch. That will not. In my in my time at uber and left, i never really saw that having a deep impact in terms of the supply curve affecting the company.
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.