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Uber and Postmates’ Important AB-5 Lawsuit Faces an Uphill Battle
January 1 did not just ring in a new year and a new decade, it also heralded the start of California’s new worker classification
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California’s Assembly Bill 5 Shows How Good Intentions Can Lead to Bad Consequences
In a recent op-ed with the Orange County Register, we discussed how California’s new worker classification law – Assembly Bill 5
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The Rise of the Sharing Economy and the Decline of Inflation
Bruce Yandle writes on the surge of the sharing economy.Read it at the Washington Examiner.
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Land Use and Homesharing Regulation
IntroductionIn 2016, the city of Chicago passed a series of restrictions on those who offer short-term rentals via homesharing
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Can't Afford a Vacation? Blame the State!
You could vacation more and better, with lots of additional cash at your disposal, if government just got out of the way.
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Alaska Is Showing How to Regulate Ridesharing Right
Ending stifling local regulations would expand service quantity and quality, as well as lower prices.
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Alaska: Ridesharing’s Last Frontier
In places where taxi regulations have stifled competition and customers have low-quality or insufficient service, state preemption of local for-hire regulations will allow conditions to improve.
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For Fairness and Innovation, Apply Same Rules to Taxis, Ride-Shares
Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would pre-empt local regulations on taxis, limos and "Transportation Network
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Uber's 'Greyball' Program Protected Its Drivers from Unjust Regulations
Greyball is a perfect example of how well ridesharing's tools and technologies work to keep drivers and passengers safe.
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Bans on Uber Are About Cronyism — Not Safety
Chasing away Uber, Lyft or Airbnb doesn’t just harm some faceless Silicon Valley company. It denies your neighbors — working people — the opportunities these platforms bring.
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How Uber and Airbnb Won
Jeff Bezos never gave Brad Stone an interview for his best-selling biography of Amazon, “The Everything Store” (2013). But for
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On Homesharing, Richmond Must Ignore Arlington's Bad Example
The opportunities created by the sharing economy shouldn’t be restricted to only those few who are deemed worthy.
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How the D.C. Council Can Save Taxis
The D.C. Council and the DFHV can save the sinking taxi industry by leveling the playing field with Uber and Lyft, which currently have far more flexibility to adapt to customers’ needs. The result will be a better future for D.C. residents, visitors and for-hire drivers.
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Rethinking TNC Regulations: Enshrining the Past Forestalls the Future
It would seem wise to reexamine the flurry of TNC laws passed over the last two years and determine which regulations, if any, are incapable of being solved by ordinary voluntary interaction by private citizens.
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Regulating Rideshare: Uber & Lyft in Austin, TX
Adam Thierer and Christopher Koopman appeared in a video produced by the Federalist Society to discuss the regulatory difficulties facing Uber and Lyft in Austin, TX.
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Airbnb Ruling Deprives Struggling New Yorkers of a Steady Income
At the end of the day, what New Yorkers choose to do with their bedrooms should be up to them. And the opportunity created by Airbnb should be celebrated, not punished.
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Taxis, Regulators Must Adapt for Industry to Survive
In short, taxi drivers are pinned between an outdated regulatory rock and growing competitive pressure from ridesharing companies.
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The Regulation of Taxi and Limousine Industries in Pennsylvania
It is important that the Commission—using this framework as a guide—analyze the impact that barriers to entry, price controls, and mandated business practices may have on (1) continued competition within the taxi and limousine industries, (2) these industries’ ability to compete with other for-hire transportation services like Uber and Lyft, and (3) the capacity of these industries to adapt and change to fit consumer preferences and economic realities.
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Computing the Social Value of Uber. (It's High.)
The real lesson here is an old one, namely that the fight between progress and protection never goes away. Progress is painful to some precisely because it is a big step forward for all the others.
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Death by Regulation: How Regulations That Once Protected the Taxi Industry Now Threaten Its Existence
The taxi industry has long been a textbook example of regulatory failure.