An Economic Review on the Collaborative Economy
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15-12-2016
This paper provides an overview of the empirical evidence concerning the potential gains from collaborative economy and the economic impact some of its business models on. It discusses how we can distinguish professional and non-professional services and provides a list of 9 tentative recommendations for the better protection of the users of the collaborative platforms. It also summarises the main regulatory concerns that emerge from the operation of such platforms. This document was prepared by Policy Department A at the request of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection.
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Georgios Petropoulos
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- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- business organisation
- communications
- consumer
- consumption
- criminal law
- data collection
- economic conditions
- economic discrimination
- economic growth
- economic structure
- ECONOMICS
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- ENERGY
- energy industry
- energy policy
- entrepreneur
- executive power and public service
- FINANCE
- fraud
- free movement of capital
- information technology
- information technology and data processing
- innovation
- LAW
- payment system
- personal data
- POLITICS
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- regulatory policy
- research and intellectual property
- rights and freedoms
- tertiary sector
- TRADE