The Sharing Economy
12 Dec 2017-pp 15-26
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an overview of key characteristics of the sharing economy, discusses how these characteristics relate to peer-to-peer accommodation, and positions P2P accommodation networks within the Sharing economy.
Abstract: Peer-to-peer accommodation networks in general, and Airbnb in specific, are frequently referred to as part of the sharing economy. This chapter provides an overview of key characteristics of the sharing economy, discusses how these characteristics relate to peer-to-peer accommodation, and positions peer-to-peer accommodation networks within the sharing economy.
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TL;DR: This paper created a knowledge map reflecting key areas of academic insight into the phenomenon of paid online peer-to-peer accommodation, synthesized these insights, and pointed to regions on the knowledge map which require our attention in the future.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the evolution of the use of peer-to-peer accommodation by international visitors in Australia over 12 quarters, from 2015 to 2017, by applying a dynamic logistic regression to investigate how user characteristics associated with P2P accommodations evolve over time.
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