Ride with Me - Ethnic Discrimination, Social Markets and the Sharing Economy

Artikel

We study ethnic discrimination in the sharing economy using the example of online carpooling marketplaces. Based on a unique dataset of 16,624 real rides from Germany, we estimate the effects of drivers’ perceived name origins on the demand for rides. The results show sizable ethnic discrimination. Further analyses suggest that additional information about actors in this market decreases the magnitude of ethnic discrimination. Our findings broaden the perspective of ethnic discrimination by shedding light on subtle, everyday forms of discrimination in social markets; inform ongoing discussions about ways to address discrimination in an era in which markets gradually move online; and respond to increasingly recognized limitations of experimental approaches to study discrimination.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: European Sociological Review ; ISSN: 1468-2672 ; Volume: 34 ; Year: 2018 ; Issue: 4 ; Pages: 418-432 ; Oxford: Oxford University Press

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: ethnic discrimination ; sharing economy ; statistical discrimination ; online markets ; computational social science

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Tjaden, Jasper Dag ; Schwemmer, Carsten ; Khadjavi, Menusch
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Oxford University Press ; ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
• (where): Oxford
• (when): 2018

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1093/esr/jcy024
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/232061
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET