Uber Rider Demand Data from a Mobility Experiment

Replication Data for "The Demand for Mobility: Evidence from an Experiment with Uber Riders" provides the underlying data for the associated academic study. The paper was accepted for publication in 2026 by the Journal of Political Economy. The dataset was authored by Adam Osman and last updated on April 27, 2026.

Use Cases

• Estimate price elasticity of demand for ride-hailing services based on experimental variation.
• Model consumer choice and substitution patterns in urban mobility.
• Analyze the impact of experimental interventions on rider behavior and demand.
• Replicate econometric results from the associated Journal of Political Economy publication.

Strengths

• Data supports a peer-reviewed study accepted by the Journal of Political Economy.
• Dataset is explicitly a replication package, facilitating verification and extension of published research.
• Last update timestamp (2026-04-27 19:56:23) is provided.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Journal of Political Economy

Collection Method

Likely contains data from a randomized controlled experiment with Uber riders.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 19:56:23; freshness should be verified.