Research

This room contains the latest research about the sharing economy, in specific related to finance.

More than profit: a collaborative economy with a social purpose

29/07/2016Sharing Cities Alliance Support Tags: research sharing economy social impact socially driven social purpose

This research describes how collaborative economy models can help address social challenges in Europe and the characteristics of current activities.

Respecting Human Rights in the On-Demand Economy: Closing the New Governance Gap

29/04/2019Sharing Cities Alliance Support Tags: governance gig-economy on-demand economy human rights labour rights

This paper uses a human rights and business lens to look at the on-demand economy

Platform Inequality: Gender in the Gig-Economy

29/04/2019Sharing Cities Alliance Support Tags: platforms sharing cities Future of work equality Sharing Cities Alliance gig-economy discrimination inequality digital discrimination gig labor Income inequality gender women rights

What is the situation of women within the platform-based economy?

Service Startups and Creative Communities: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

29/04/2019Sharing Cities Alliance Support Tags: Sustainability sharing cities Sharing Cities Alliance gig economy gig labor change system change service design

How can new approaches to business change the game towards sustainability-focused models?

Diversifying and De-Growing the Circular Economy: Radical Social Transformation in a Resource-Scarce World

12/03/2019Sharing Cities Alliance Support Tags: sharing economy sustainability circular economy behaviour change sharing cities alliance patterns transformation CIRCULAR ECONOMY society

The key role of behavior and patterns in the potential transition to a circular economy.

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