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Economics and Design of Sharing Platforms

Economics and Design of Sharing Platforms

Steffen Zimmermann (ORCID: 0000-0003-4619-0228)
  • Grant DOI 10.55776/P32874
  • Funding program Principal Investigator Projects
  • Status ended
  • Start November 15, 2019
  • End January 14, 2024
  • Funding amount € 389,304
  • Project website

Disciplines

Economics (100%)

Keywords

    Sharing Economy, Theoretical Mathematical Modeling, Sharing Platforms, Electronic Markets, Economics of Information Systems

Abstract Final report

Consumers increasingly favor sharing instead of owning products. Granting these consumers temporary ac- cess to underutilized products is the basic idea of the recently emerged sharing economy, which is expected to grow up to $335 billion of revenues in 2025. The Time Magazine considers sharing instead of owning products as one of the ten most important ideas that will change our world. Some economists predict that our established capitalistic system is passing and the sharing economy is rising in its wake that will transform our way of life. We are already witnessing the emergence of a hybrid economy where the two economic systems often work in tandem (i.e., companies from automotive industry traditionally sell their cars and at the same time share their cars via sharing platforms such as car2go) and sometimes compete (i.e., Airbnb competes with the hotel industry on shares in the accommodation market). This trend is driven by sharing platforms such as AirBnB or Uber. The innovative character of these platforms is that they use electronic market sys- tems based on the mobile Internet to match lenders and borrowers and consequently increase trade and al- locative efficiency. To prove the predictions mentioned above, researchers have to shed more light on the economic effects of sharing platforms. The main goal of this research project called Economics and Design of Sharing Platforms (EDeShare) is to examine the economic effects of sharing platforms on the participants in the sharing ecosystem and the so- ciety as a whole. We further aim to analyze different design options such as different trust features to be im- plemented in sharing platforms, pricing models for sharing platforms, and policy measures for regulating the sharing ecosystem. Finally, we aim to prototypically implement sharing platforms to empirically test the theoretical findings in experimental studies. Methodically, we primarily use analytical modeling, but also qualitative content analyses to validate our model assumptions and experimental data analyses to empirically test our findings. As a result of this research project, we aim to provide a tested theory that will inform sharing platforms on how to design and price their mediating services and policy makers in preparing a legal framework to regu- late the sharing ecosystem.

Verbraucher bevorzugen zunehmend das Teilen statt das Besitzen von Produkten. Diesen Verbrauchern einen zeitlich begrenzten Zugang zu nicht ausgelasteten Produkten zu gewähren, ist die Grundidee der kürzlich entstandenen Sharing Economy. Das Time Magazine hält das Teilen statt Besitzen von Produkten für eine der zehn wichtigsten Ideen, die unsere Welt verändern werden. Einige Wirtschaftswissenschaftler sagen voraus, dass unser etabliertes kapitalistisches System am Ende ist und die Sharing Economy in ihrem Gefolge entsteht, die unsere Lebensweise verändern wird. Wir erleben bereits das Entstehen einer hybriden Wirtschaft, in der die beiden Wirtschaftssysteme oft zusammenarbeiten (z. B. verkaufen Unternehmen aus der Automobilindustrie traditionell ihre Autos und teilen sie gleichzeitig über Sharing-Plattformen wie car2go) und manchmal miteinander konkurrieren (z. B. konkurriert Airbnb mit der Hotelbranche um Anteile am Unterkunftsmarkt). Dieser Trend wird durch Sharing-Plattformen wie AirBnB oder Uber vorangetrieben. Der innovative Charakter dieser Plattformen besteht darin, dass sie elektronische Marktsysteme auf der Grundlage des mobilen Internets nutzen, um Kreditgeber und -nehmer zusammenzubringen und so den Handel und die Allokationseffizienz zu steigern. Um die oben genannten Vorhersagen zu beweisen, müssen die Forscher die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen von Sharing-Plattformen genauer beleuchten. Das Hauptziel dieses Forschungsprojekts mit dem Titel "Ökonomie und Design von Sharing-Plattformen" war die Untersuchung der wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen von Sharing-Plattformen auf die Teilnehmer des Sharing-Ökosystems und die Gesellschaft als Ganzes. Darüber hinaus analysierten wir verschiedene Gestaltungsoptionen, wie z.B. verschiedene Vertrauensmerkmale, die in Sharing-Plattformen implementiert werden sollten, Preismodelle für Sharing-Plattformen und politische Maßnahmen zur Regulierung des Sharing-Ökosystems. In diesem Forschungsprojekt haben wir die Funktionsweise von Sharing-Plattformen theoretisiert. Da Sharing-Plattformen vor diesem Projekt theoretisch nicht ausreichend untersucht wurden, haben wir den Weg für weitere empirische Studien auf der Grundlage unserer theoretischen Erkenntnisse geebnet. Darüber hinaus haben wir verschiedene Gestaltungsoptionen für Sharing-Plattformen theoretisiert und analysiert. Auf der Grundlage dieser Ergebnisse erhalten Anbieter von Sharing-Plattformen mehr Erkenntnisse darüber, welche Designmerkmale dazu beitragen können, dass Sharing-Plattformen erfolgreich sind.

International project participants
  • Barrie R. Nault, University of Calgary - Australia
  • Dennis Kundisch, Universität Paderborn - Germany

Research Output

  • 6 Citations
  • 4 Publications
Publications
  • 2023
    Title Bargain Hunting on Black Friday - Making Great Deals and Bragging About Them
    DOI 10.24251/hicss.2023.483
    Type Conference Proceeding Abstract
    Author Erlebach S
  • 2022
    Title Being Informed or Getting the Product?
    DOI 10.1007/s12599-022-00772-w
    Type Journal Article
    Author Wrabel A
    Journal Business & Information Systems Engineering
    Pages 575-592
    Link Publication
  • 2022
    Title Explaining reviewing effort: Existing reviews as potential driver
    DOI 10.1007/s12525-022-00595-3
    Type Journal Article
    Author Rohde C
    Journal Electronic Markets
    Pages 1169-1185
    Link Publication
  • 2021
    Title Explaining Reviewing Effort: Existing Reviews as Potential Driver
    DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-86800-0_29
    Type Book Chapter
    Author Rohde C
    Publisher Springer Nature
    Pages 422-436

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