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_aAlizadeh, Tooran
245 _aTowards understanding the socio-economic patterns of sharing economy in Australia :
_ban investigation of Airbnb listings in Sydney and Melbourne metropolitan regions
260 _bUrban Policy and Research,
_c2018.
300 _a20 pages
500 _aKEYWORDS: AirBNB, sharing economy, impact on renting
520 _aThe rapid uptake of the sharing economy is disrupting many socially established models of services, especially in the housing and transportation sectors. This paper builds upon the growing critical scholarship examining the urban equity implications of the giant online sharing accommodation platform, Airbnb. It focuses on Airbnb listings in two major Australian metropolitan regions, Sydney and Melbourne. The paper raises important questions about the socio-economic patterns of Airbnb offering, and basically asks who is taking part in the sharing. It examines the Airbnb listings against the Census-based Socio-Economic Indexes for Area (SEIFA), and housing tenure data. Findings clearly show the biased distribution of Airbnb listings, presenting Airbnb hosting as a relatively affluent phenomena with education as the strongest socio-economic factor determining host participation on the platform. Nevertheless, areas in strategic tourist locations have been identified as places where Airbnb is having a pressing impact, and where imminent regulatory intervention is required.
524 _aTo cite this article: Tooran Alizadeh, Reza Farid & Somwrita Sarkar (2018): Towards Understanding the Socio-Economic Patterns of Sharing Economy in Australia: An Investigation of Airbnb Listings in Sydney and Melbourne Metropolitan Regions, Urban Policy and Research, DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2018.1460269
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_aFarid, Reza
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_aSarkar, Somwrita
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2018.1460269
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