Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Josh Angrist has worn many hats: MIT professor, ‘Metrics Master, Nobel Laureate, Uber Driver…
You read that right – Josh used to drive for Uber! We asked him why: “I was doing some research on Uber, and I thought, ‘I need to know what the world looks like to an Uber driver.’”
This fun Q&A video explores some lessons learned from his on-the-ground research – does surge pricing get drivers to drive more? Do drivers prefer the compensation models of taxi medallions or Uber? How many questions can you ask a passenger until they wish you’d stop asking questions?
Check out Josh's paper, "Uber versus Taxi: A Driver's Eye View": aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20190655
This video is the seventh in our series of Q&As related to Josh's course, Mastering Econometrics.
*CONTINUE LEARNING*
Mastering Econometrics course information: mru.io/4ud
Responses to other common questions: mru.io/s16
Get updated when we release more Mastering Econometrics: mru.io/xaq
**TEACHER RESOURCES**
Professor resources: mru.io/9n8
High school teacher resources: mru.io/iy9
EconInbox: mru.io/i8u
Josh Angrist has worn many hats: MIT professor, ‘Metrics Master, Nobel Laureate, Uber Driver…
You read that right – Josh used to drive for Uber! We asked him why: “I was doing some research on Uber, and I thought, ‘I need to know what the world looks like to an Uber driver.’”
This fun Q&A video explores some lessons learned from his on-the-ground research – does surge pricing get drivers to drive more? Do drivers prefer the compensation models of taxi medallions or Uber? How many questions can you ask a passenger until they wish you’d stop asking questions?
Check out Josh's paper, "Uber versus Taxi: A Driver's Eye View": aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20190655
This video is the seventh in our series of Q&As related to Josh's course, Mastering Econometrics.
*CONTINUE LEARNING*
Mastering Econometrics course information: mru.io/4ud
Responses to other common questions: mru.io/s16
Get updated when we release more Mastering Econometrics: mru.io/xaq
**TEACHER RESOURCES**
Professor resources: mru.io/9n8
High school teacher resources: mru.io/iy9
EconInbox: mru.io/i8u
