E-commerce and other online businesses require the trust between participants. In order to provide users with useful information, many online platforms builds their own reputation systems. Within different forms of reputation system, a reputation badge is informative and could significantly...

The growth of sharing economy marketplaces like Airbnb has generated discussions on their socioeconomic impact and lack of regulation. As a result, most major cities in the United States have started to charge an "occupancy tax'" (which is common for hotels) to Airbnb bookings. In this study, we...

The purpose of this study is to advance understanding of the Hispanic contribution to the engagement and production of the sharing and informal economies in the US. The study is situated within the domains of the sharing economy and informality within a broader frame of entrepreneurship....

The chapter deals with the topic of the sharing economy, with an emphasis on ride sharing due to its uniquely broad worldwide absorption and the commodity nature of the services provided. It begins by examining the sharing economy in general, studying its definition, its history, its growth...