Competition and Public Policy in Sharing Economy: A Survey

Noriyuki Doi
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Noriyuki Doi: School of Economics, Research Center for Oligopolistic Competition and Innovation and Inovation System Research Center, Kwansei Gakuin University

No 219, Discussion Paper Series from School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University

Abstract: Sharing economy is emerging as one of business model innovation, which is among dominant online business in industrial structure. The economy has been expanded in particular in US, Europe, China and India, and has affected consumption pattern of goods and services, existing business fields, labor markets and others. As a result, the expansion raises various issues such as the definition, effects on competition, and public policies. This paper shows future major problems in research and policy on sharing economy, focusing on definition, business model, economic effects and public policy, through surveying existing studies, available findings of the business, and relevant practical policies.

Keywords: sharing economy; platform business; P2P business; competition policy; public regulation; private regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D43 L42 L43 L44 L86 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2020-10
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