Constitution Center
400 7th St SW
Washington
DC
20024
Event Description
The Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission held a workshop to explore issues relating to emerging internet peer-to-peer platforms—often called the “sharing” economy—and the economic activity these platforms facilitate. The workshop examined competition, consumer protection, and economic issues arising in the sharing economy to promote more informed analysis of its competitive dynamics as well as benefits and risks to consumers. The workshop considered if, and the extent to which, existing regulatory frameworks can be responsive to sharing economy business models while maintaining appropriate consumer protections. It also examined how various regulatory choices may affect competition and consumers.
Information about the plans for the sharing economy workshop, including a list of questions for public comment, is available in the workshop announcement.
Video and Transcript
The workshop webcast videos are available for viewing (under Video, below). Viewers may want to review the panelist slide presentations (under Event Speakers, below) as they watch the videos. A transcript of the workshop is also available (under Transcripts, below).
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8:30 am Welcome
William F. Adkinson, Jr., Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy Planning, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
8:45 am
Opening Presentation by The Honorable Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
Introduction by Marina Lao, Director, Office of Policy Planning, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
9:00 am
Introduction to the Morning Panels: Framing Presentation by Professor Liran Einav 9:15 am Panel 1
Sharing Economy Platforms: Market Design and Market StructurePanel Participants:
- Liran Einav, Professor, Department of Economics, Stanford University
- Chiara Farronato, Assistant Professor of Business of Administration, Harvard Business School (Fall, 2015)
- Joshua Gans, Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
- Glen Weyl, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research; on leave, Department of Economics, University of Chicago
Panel Moderator:
- Nathan Wilson, Economist, Bureau of Economics, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
10:45 am
BREAK 11:00 am Panel 2
Mechanisms for Trust in the Sharing EconomyPanel Participants:
- Chrysanthos Dellarocas, Professor, Information Systems, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
- Andrey Fradkin, Postdoctoral Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research
- Ginger Jin, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Maryland
- Chris Nosko, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
- Steven Salter, VP, Standards and Services, Council of Better Business Bureaus
Panel Moderators:
- Andrew Stivers, Deputy Director, Bureau of Economics, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
- Cecelia Waldeck, Attorney, Bureau of Competition, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
12:15 pm
Platform Power, Reputation, and Regulation: Policy Framing Presentation by Professor Arun Sundararajan 12:30 pm
LUNCH (Constitution Center cafeteria) 1:35 pm
Presentation by Catherine J.K. Sandoval, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Introduction by Marina Lao, Director, Office of Policy Planning, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
2:00 pm
Panel 3
The Interplay between Competition, Consumer Protection, and Regulation: Business and Regulatory ViewsPanel Participants:
- Matthew Daus, Partner, Windels, Marx, Lane & Mittendorf, LLP; former Chairman, New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission
- David Hantman, Head of Global Public Policy, Airbnb
- Ashwini Chhabra, Head of Policy Development, Uber Technologies
- Brooks Rainwater, Director, City Solutions and Applied Research Center, National League of Cities
- Vanessa Sinders, Senior Vice President and Head of Government Affairs, American Hotel and Lodging Association
Panel Moderators:
- Julie Goshorn, Attorney, Office of Policy and Coordination, Bureau of Competition, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
- William F. Adkinson, Jr., Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy Planning, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
3:30 pm BREAK 3:45 pm
Panel 4
The Interplay between Competition, Consumer Protection, and Regulation: Policy PerspectivesPanel Participants:
- Lee Peeler, President and CEO, Advertising Self-Regulatory Council; Executive Vice President, National Advertising Self-Regulation, Council of Better Business Bureaus
- Sofia Ranchordás, Resident Fellow, Information Society Project, Yale Law School; Assistant Professor, Administrative Law, Tilburg University
- Maurice Stucke, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law
- Arun Sundararajan, Professor, Information, Operations and Management Sciences, Stern School of Business, New York University
- Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University
Panel Moderators:
- Marina Lao, Director, Office of Policy Planning, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
- Megan Cox, Attorney, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
5:15 pm Closing
Julie Goshorn, Attorney, Office of Policy and Coordination, Bureau of Competition, Â鶹´«Ă˝ Trade Commission
Filesharing-economy-agenda.pdf (524.65 KB)
- FileSpeaker Biographies (193.51 KB)FilePresentation Slides: Liran Einav (811.38 KB)FileFilePresentation Slides: Arun Sundararajan (1.58 MB)FileFile
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Event Materials
Filesharing_economy_workshop_announcement.pdf (46.54 KB)Filesharing_economy_workshop_agenda.pdf (28.14 KB)
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Transcript - Files
FileWorkshop Transcript (726.92 KB)
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Location
Request for Comments
The public comment period is now closed. Click the link above to view the received public comments. Public comments were accepted between April 17, 2015 and August 4, 2015.