On September 5th, 2023, New York City implemented a municipal policy mandating that all hosts offering rentals for less than 30 days register with the city. The policy, known as Local Law 18, or the Short-Term Rental Registration Law, reinforces existing laws ... More »
The concept of a sharing economy, which includes businesses such as Uber and Airbnb, enables people to utilize an item or service without acquiring actual ownership. While its increasing popularity brings benefits to users, it nevertheless poses a number of ri... More »
Evidence from a recent field experiment, based on data from Airbnb, demonstrates that racial discrimination persists on modern, online sharing marketplaces. Results indicate that guests with distinctively African-American names were found to be 16 percent less... More »