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Labor market outcomes under digital platform business models in the sharing economy: the case of the taxi services industry

Labor market outcomes under digital platform business models in the sharing economy: the case of... This research investigates the effects of ride-sharing online platforms on the taxi and limousine industry. It also compares and contrasts labor market outcomes between conventional taxi drivers and Uber drivers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The empirical study finds that Uber’s online platform has an inconsequential impact on labor supply and earnings among conventional taxi drivers. It suggests that taxi drivers under the traditional employment system behave differently from Uber drivers under an online business platform in the sharing economy, which is further construed by a standard theory that illustrates the operations of the sharing economy. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Business Economics Springer Journals

Labor market outcomes under digital platform business models in the sharing economy: the case of the taxi services industry

Business Economics , Volume 56 (4) – Oct 1, 2021

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © National Association for Business Economics 2021
ISSN
0007-666X
eISSN
1554-432X
DOI
10.1057/s11369-021-00237-0
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Abstract

This research investigates the effects of ride-sharing online platforms on the taxi and limousine industry. It also compares and contrasts labor market outcomes between conventional taxi drivers and Uber drivers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The empirical study finds that Uber’s online platform has an inconsequential impact on labor supply and earnings among conventional taxi drivers. It suggests that taxi drivers under the traditional employment system behave differently from Uber drivers under an online business platform in the sharing economy, which is further construed by a standard theory that illustrates the operations of the sharing economy.

Journal

Business EconomicsSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 1, 2021

Keywords: Labor market; Employment structure; Sharing economy; Digital infrastructure platforms; Digital technology

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