> One report by a French academic, who asked for a €100,000 consultancy fee, was cited in a 2016 Financial Times report as evidence that Uber was a “route out of the French banlieues”, delighting Uber executives.
> In France, the €100,000 consultancy arrangement was negotiated with a rising star of university economics, Prof Augustin Landier of the Toulouse School of Economics. Landier agreed to produce a report that he described in emails to Uber’s policy and communications team as “actionable for direct PR to prove Uber’s positive economic role”.
Talk about nearly legalized corruption. I wonder which other studies we currently cite is also tainted..
True, payment doesn't necessarily mean it's a warped study. But, they should at least be required by law to disclose the monetary conflict of interest, so readers can give it more scrutiny.
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[ 4.4 ms ] story [ 30.3 ms ] thread> In France, the €100,000 consultancy arrangement was negotiated with a rising star of university economics, Prof Augustin Landier of the Toulouse School of Economics. Landier agreed to produce a report that he described in emails to Uber’s policy and communications team as “actionable for direct PR to prove Uber’s positive economic role”.
Talk about nearly legalized corruption. I wonder which other studies we currently cite is also tainted..