8 Jan 2012

If you’re a pure economist and following the laws of supply and demand, the argument is that if someone is willing to pay a price, then it is not excessive,” said Liran Einav, an associate economics professor at Stanford. “But that all depends on the type of long-term relationship you want to build with your customers.

When standard economics meets behavioral economics. This week: dynamic pricing bites back.

Disruptions: Taxi Supply and Demand, Priced by the Mile - NYTimes.com