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Let's stay together? Combating discrimination on Airbnb

Let's stay together? Combating discrimination on Airbnb

Roland Rathelot, SMF-CAGE Global Perspectives Series: Paper 9, December 2016
behavioural economics and wellbeing, global perspectives series, policy briefing

Roland Rathelot, SMF-CAGE Global Perspectives Series: Paper 9, December 2016

Airbnb was founded in 2008 and is now a major actor in the accommodation industry. However, the company has faced increasing criticism about the existence of ethnic discrimination on its platform, both on the host and guest sides. This has led Airbnb to react and design an anti-discrimination policy, made public in September 2016.

Behavioural Economics and Wellbeing