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Why Uber, Airbnb, and Amazon are hiring economists

The science of designing and pricing digital services is complex, so they’re turning to specialists in consumer behavior. Airbnb, for example, is studying travel booking habits—and procrastination—closely.

Amazon alone has close to three dozen openings. Ultimately, human insights will shape machine learning software and algorithms.

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