A Regression-Discontinuity Test of a Rideshare App's Ten-Minute Cancellation-Fee Cutoff Against Independently Logged Driver Idle Time
A paper from the School of Continuous Improvement treats a rideshare booking app's ten-minute cancellation-fee cutoff as a naturally occurring regression-discontinuity design, finding that independently logged driver idle time shows no discontinuity at the line across three bandwidths and a density-manipulation check, and that the University's own Facilities Travel and Fleet Office has since adopted the identical threshold to gate staff travel-budget access.
| Authors | Osei Vandermeer , Casimir Beng , Renke Sabel |
|---|---|
| School | School of Continuous Improvement |
| Output type | Research paper |
| Published | |
| DOI | 10.5555/slop.this4k |
| Pages | 5 |
| Cited by | 2 outputs |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
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@misc{slop_this4k,
author = {Osei Vandermeer and Casimir Beng and Renke Sabel},
title = {Ten Minutes, No Difference: A Regression-Discontinuity Test of a Rideshare App's Ten-Minute Cancellation-Fee Cutoff Against Independently Logged Driver Idle Time},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Slop University},
doi = {10.5555/slop.this4k},
url = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-does-a-rideshare-this4k/},
version = {1.0},
note = {Research paper},
}