Consecutive Renting and Other Factors Influencing the Block Behaviors of Airbnb Hosts

Songcheng Li ()
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Songcheng Li: New York University

A chapter in Proceedings of the 2026 3rd International Conference on Applied Economics, Management Science and Social Development (AEMSS 2026), 2026, pp 351-364 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines how short-run rental activity influences hosts’ calendar-blocking decisions on Airbnb. Using listing-level daily information, the analysis studies whether recent rental sequences are systematically associated with subsequent availability choices. The results show that consecutive renting is associated with a lower likelihood of blocking and that blocking behavior varies across time and listing characteristics. These findings suggest that effective platform supply is shaped by day-to-day host behavior rather than fixed property inventories.

Keywords: Airbnb; short-term rentals; host behavior; platform supply; availability; peer-to-peer platforms; shared economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-672-2_33

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