tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8641005356313988924..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Uber's Great Strategic ErrorRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35775956411862878412015-02-02T12:44:33.008-05:002015-02-02T12:44:33.008-05:00I saw what you did there. . .I saw what you did there. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18269351002731732702015-02-02T08:41:50.635-05:002015-02-02T08:41:50.635-05:00Brilliant, Bob.Brilliant, Bob.Thomas Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229513721588694439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-48082532335460138692015-02-02T04:14:20.084-05:002015-02-02T04:14:20.084-05:00Uber's error is bad for them but good for libe...Uber's error is bad for them but good for liberty education as, thanks to Uber's global presence, a lot of folks now understand and appreciate surge pricing.Shailesh Sarafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643157152168525829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12526200481969029852015-02-02T00:03:13.756-05:002015-02-02T00:03:13.756-05:00Lol! You'd think economists would understand ...Lol! You'd think economists would understand the price mechanism by now.Wagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719718595125311688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18568136164890858362015-02-01T23:41:23.706-05:002015-02-01T23:41:23.706-05:00Economic ignorance is like the air we breathe. It...Economic ignorance is like the air we breathe. It's everywhere. <br /><br />Price surge? Are these people really that stupid? Prices are signals in a market (absent government coercion). It's like blaming the thermometer for a heat wave or a cold spell. <br /><br />Their answer to higher prices? More regulation! Licensure. Price controls. The fact that these policies never work Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156269157955500129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70633384592994430312015-02-01T23:22:07.185-05:002015-02-01T23:22:07.185-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880627280937503395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84505590876849730282015-02-01T16:54:26.981-05:002015-02-01T16:54:26.981-05:00Or, as another option, they could should baseline ...Or, as another option, they could should baseline pricing but with long wait time for pickup(like 2 hours after concert, when the "surge" pricing is in effect) and then offer a "upgrade" service where someone that wants a pickup in 10 mins or less pays an extra fee. <br /><br />That accentuates the "voluntary" aspect of everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74378291372231523502015-02-01T16:16:46.206-05:002015-02-01T16:16:46.206-05:00Sounds like good advice to me. The term 'surge...Sounds like good advice to me. The term 'surge pricing' is waiving a red flag in front of a bull. The observation that other industries have surge pricing but don''t call it that is an apt one.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916513225917148915noreply@blogger.com