Competitive Dynamics in the Sharing Economy: An Analysis in the Context of Airbnb and Hotels

Hui Li
Hui Li
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Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Kannan Srinivasan
Kannan Srinivasan
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5389-8569
Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Hui Li

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-8098

Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

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Kannan Srinivasan

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Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

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Published Online:17 Apr 2019https://doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2018.1143

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