Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2016-09-08
Books mentioned on 258. Why Uber Is an Economist’s Dream
To you, it's just a ride-sharing app that gets you where you're going. But to an economist, Uber is a massive repository of moment-by-moment data that is helping answer some of the field's most elusive questions.
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Freakonomics
“Steve Levitt is my Freakonomics friend and co-author. He's an economist at the University of Chicago.”