Information, classification and contestability: a cultural economics approach to Uber’s entry into the taxi industry

• Published in: The Review of Austrian economics Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 421 - 442
• Main Author: Evans, Anthony J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.12.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Classification; Competition; Economic analysis; Economics; Economics and Finance; Elimination; History of Economic Thought/Methodology; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Political Science; Public Finance; Rituals; Social construction; Taxicabs; Competition; Platforms; Uber

Because of their novelty, the rise of large platform companies, such as Uber, pose a genuine challenge to our attempts to classify and understand economic activities. This article utilises a broad view of cultural economics and subjectivist economic analysis to provide some clarity. We see how econo...