Evaluating the Effect of Flexibility on Labor Supply and Outcome: The Case of a Ride-Sharing Economy
Presenter
Doctoral Candidate at the School of Information
Time and location
North Quad 4330, Thursday (1:00-2:00) pm
Abstract
We examine the effect of flexibility on labor supply and outcome through a large scale randomized experiment on the largest ride-sharing platform in China. Allowing drivers to control the destination of their trips by specifying a destination region increases their working hours and income by more than 4%, while not lowering their productivity. The treatment effect mostly comes from location preference, rather than necessity constraints.