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Negative externalities in the sharing economy: sources, paths and recommendations

Wenjun Jing^¹(), Baowen Sun^²

Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China and Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Shanxi Taiyuan, China

Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to clarify the complex path of negative externalities in the sharing economy and proposes corresponding policy recommendations.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper aims to establish an analytical framework for the negative externalities of the sharing economy and to extract the main factors that produce negative externalities, and then, through qualitative comparative analysis method find out how these factors interact to form a negative externality.

Findings

Negative externalities in the sharing economy come from the joint effect of the sharing degree of the product or service and constraint mechanism, and the current main modes of the shared economy increase the possibility of negative externalities.

Originality/value

The paper proposes a complex path resulting from negative externalities in the shared economy.

Keywords

Negative externalities Qualitative comparative analysis Sharing economy

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International Journal of Crowd Science

Volume 2 Issue 2,
November 2018

Pages 149-163

DOI: 10.1108/IJCS-08-2018-0016

Cite this article:

Jing W, Sun B. Negative externalities in the sharing economy: sources, paths and recommendations. International Journal of Crowd Science, 2018, 2(2): 149-163. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCS-08-2018-0016