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Occupational Licensing of Uber Drivers / Jonathan Hall, Jason Hicks, Morris M. Kleiner, Yun taek Oh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hall, Jonathan.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w35635.
- NBER working paper series no. w35635
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2026.
- Summary:
- We examine whether occupational licensing improves service quality and safety using trip-level Uber data that include driver ratings and telematics-based measures of driving behavior. Exploiting quasi-random assignment from proximity-based dispatch, we compare trips served by licensed and unlicensed drivers in two settings: a cross-border comparison between New York City and New Jersey, and a deregulation event in Houston. Across settings and specifications, including instrumental variable estimates, we find no consistent evidence that licensing improves consumer outcomes. In Houston, post-deregulation entrants are indistinguishable from previously licensed drivers on ratings and driving behavior, despite differing markedly in experience and age.
- Notes:
- August 2026.
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