Despite the great deal of attention and fierce regulatory battles worldwide, the sharing economy is still an overlooked topic in legal studies. This paper aims first at defining «sharing economy» and providing an economic explanation of the wide variety of economic activities mediated by digital platforms that enable «peers» to share private underused assets and to provide services. Further, it investigates the impact of sharing economy on consumer protection, competition, market failures and innovation. Indeed, the disruptive potential of sharing activities goes well beyond ongoing struggles between incumbents and sharing firms, challenging existing laws and regulations in many ways. To conclude, it examines how these practices fit existing legal rules and analyze potential regulatory responses.
Nonostante la crescente attenzione dei media e le tante dispute a livello globale sulle regole applicabili, la sharing economy è un fenomeno ancora trascurato dall’analisi giuridica. Questo saggio intende offrire un primo inquadramento delle pratiche economiche di condivisione, in cui piattaforme digitali facilitano lo sfruttamento in comune di beni e l’erogazione di servizi tra «pari», per poi valutare le sfide che i cambiamenti descritti presentano per il regolatore. Le ricadute giuridiche dei nuovi modelli di produzione e scambio vanno ben oltre il conflitto in atto tra esponenti dei comparti tradizionali e nuovi attori economici, sollecitando una ridefinizione dei fallimenti del mercato e una nuova divisione delle responsabilità regolative.
SMORTO, G. (2015). Verso la disciplina giuridica della sharing economy. MERCATO CONCORRENZA REGOLE(2), 245-277 [10.1434/81134].
Verso la disciplina giuridica della sharing economy
SMORTO, Guido
2015-01-01
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Despite the great deal of attention and fierce regulatory battles worldwide, the sharing economy is still an overlooked topic in legal studies. This paper aims first at defining «sharing economy» and providing an economic explanation of the wide variety of economic activities mediated by digital platforms that enable «peers» to share private underused assets and to provide services. Further, it investigates the impact of sharing economy on consumer protection, competition, market failures and innovation. Indeed, the disruptive potential of sharing activities goes well beyond ongoing struggles between incumbents and sharing firms, challenging existing laws and regulations in many ways. To conclude, it examines how these practices fit existing legal rules and analyze potential regulatory responses.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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