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> ...leading to zero effect on monthly earnings. We find evidence that drivers experienced more unpaid idle time and longer distances driven between tasks, but

by xg15 5mo ago

> ...leading to zero effect on monthly earnings. We find evidence that drivers experienced more unpaid idle time and longer distances driven between tasks, but find no evidence that drivers reduced their total time working on delivery apps Same effective income despite more idle time doesn't sound so bad.

orangecat 5mo ago
It's bad because they're spending the same amount of time "working", but generating less output. It's a loss for customers, who either have to pay more or forego the service altogether.
- shimman 5mo ago
  You do realize these are humans and not machines right?
  - roughly 5mo ago
    No, we're talking economics here - picture a spherical human in a perfect marketplace
    - yladiz 5mo ago
      And humans are not purely economic machines.
- Fraterkes 5mo ago
  And it’s a win for the new group of drivers who ostensibly used to have a worse paying job. These dollars probably have more marginal utility for the people delivering doordash than for those consumers. If we want to be technical.