We all hate surge pricing, but it's a great way for Uber and its drivers to capture more value. What if GrubHub, Starbucks, etc. charged customers more during peak hours in order to pay service workers better? Could we ever break the cycle of reliance on cheap labor?

PostedApril 1, 2015

AuthorIsabel Munson

Categories30-60, Food, Food For Thought, Long-Form, Social Issues, Tech

Tagssurge pricing, price discrimination, willingness to pay, starbucks, cheap labor, economics of cheap goods, Uber

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When fruit flies, it fails. Industrial agricultural practices have brought us berries in January, but at the cost of quality. Read about why harvesting heirloom varieties is important for taste, small farmers, and the environment.

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