Sharing Economy, Platforms, and Crowds

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1623

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While communities and neighbourhoods place a premium on quiet living areas, home-sharing platforms bring tourism to ordinary homes. Noise has serious negative implications for public mental health and overall wellness. However, when residential neighbourhoods host sharing platform guests, their character may change to reflect the activities of short-stay, touristic inhabitants. To study the noise-related externalities generated by home-sharing platforms, this short paper empirically examines the relationship between Airbnb listings in the city of New York, and frequency of residential noise complaints made. First estimations using negative binomial specifications on a panel dataset of NYC boroughs shows a higher number of Airbnb listings, higher occupancy and commercial use is associated with noisy boroughs, whereas noise complaints are lesser in boroughs with expensive listings. We outline steps for future work and development. This study speaks to IS literature on platform negative externalities disrupting community life, and offers insights for remedial public policy.

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Dec 11th, 12:00 AM

Airbnb and Noise in New York City: An Empirical Investigation of Home-sharing and Noise-related Externalities

While communities and neighbourhoods place a premium on quiet living areas, home-sharing platforms bring tourism to ordinary homes. Noise has serious negative implications for public mental health and overall wellness. However, when residential neighbourhoods host sharing platform guests, their character may change to reflect the activities of short-stay, touristic inhabitants. To study the noise-related externalities generated by home-sharing platforms, this short paper empirically examines the relationship between Airbnb listings in the city of New York, and frequency of residential noise complaints made. First estimations using negative binomial specifications on a panel dataset of NYC boroughs shows a higher number of Airbnb listings, higher occupancy and commercial use is associated with noisy boroughs, whereas noise complaints are lesser in boroughs with expensive listings. We outline steps for future work and development. This study speaks to IS literature on platform negative externalities disrupting community life, and offers insights for remedial public policy.

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