Blockchain-based smart contracts as new governance tools for the sharing economy

Fiorentino, Stefania; Bartolucci, Silvia

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2021.103325

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“…This research needs to be further advanced to be more precise and definitive. It is worth mentioning the work of Fiorentino & Bartolucci (2021), who state that regulation can limit innovation, data availability and the ability to track users. They propose the application of blockchain technologies to collaborative economy services for political governance purposes, to maximise their positive multiplier effects.…”

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Examining the impact of the platform economy on Spain’s cultural destinations through the lens of free tours

García

Fernández-Villarán

2023

IJTC

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Purpose Free guided walking tours are one of the most successful tourism segments in the digital platform economy. It is beginning to be associated with negative impacts in some of the destinations where it is spreading rapidly. Although the platform economy is generating increasing academic interest, the free tour model remains largely unexplored area in the literature. This study aims to examine how such activity affects cultural destinations. Design/methodology/approach Focussing on the largest Free Tours platform operating in Spain, GuruWalk, the methodology used analyses its impact in six cultural destinations on two of the sustainability dimensions: the territorial dimension and the governance, through an exploratory study. Findings The findings help to understand the differences that such activity generates in each destination depending on the phase of its life cycle, and to implement, if necessary, corrective measures. The research confirms that the impacts differ according to the tourist destination’s maturity, concluding that such activity contributes to the increase of tourist agglomerations and the overcrowding of cultural destinations in their middle and mature life cycles. The findings highlighted the importance of the role of local governance on free tour activity. Originality/value The main contribution is the association of the impacts they produce (especially in terms of massification) with destination life cycle phases. There were no similar precedents with a spatial or territorial analysis to reliably demonstrate not only that this activity has an impact on the territory but also what type of impact is produced.

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Examining the impact of the platform economy on Spain’s cultural destinations through the lens of free tours

García

Fernández-Villarán

2023

IJTC

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“…In [ 31 ], it is discussed that the new data capabilities and possibilities of smart contract applications in tax management. In the blockchain distributed network [ 32 ], each node, i.e., the tax authority, deploys the relevant smart contract and publishes the taxpayer′s tax payment information.…”

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A blockchain-based certifiable anonymous E-taxing protocol

Niu

Gong

2022

PLoS ONE

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The security of the tax system is directly related to the development of a country. The conventional process of tax payment laborious steps, so this process becomes a cause of irregularities among taxpayers and tax authorities, increasing the rate of corruption in tax collection. Blockchain, as a distributed ledger technology, its unique advantages and promising applications in taxation offer an effective solution to the problems of electronic taxation. However, the transparency of blockchain exists the risk of privacy disclosure, the high degree of anonymity brings the problem of lack of user supervision. Therefore, for balancing the contradiction of taxpayer privacy and supervision, we propose a blockchain-based self-certified and anonymous e-taxing scheme, which uses blockchain as the underlying support, and utilizes cryptography technology such as self-certified public key, Diffie-Hellman, to reduce the taxpayer′s reliance on the certificate authority, and protects the taxpayer′s anonymity while realizing the tracking of the real identity of malicious taxpayers. The security analysis proves that the scheme has the properties such as anonymity, conditional privacy and unforgeability, etc. Finally, performance analysis shows that compared with similar schemes, the scheme significantly improves the registration efficiency, proving its practicability and implementability.

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“…Lumineau et al [ 30 ] argue that blockchain technology is a governance mechanism because it helps to build credible reputation systems and achieve transparency among different organizations in the sharing economy. Fiorentino and Bartolucci [ 31 ] propose adopting blockchain-based management system as new governance techniques to advance the traceability, transparency and decentralization of transaction in the sharing economy. However, as the blockchain matures, the level of trust users have in the services, interactions and organizations behind it becomes increasingly critical [ 32 ].…”

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A Blockchain Technology Introduction Strategy for Asymmetric Sharing Platforms under Different Homing Behaviors of Both Sides

Guo

2022

IJERPH

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To address user privacy concerns and improve user trust levels, sharing platforms are commencing to focus on investing in blockchain technology. This study focuses on blockchain technology investment and pricing strategies for two asymmetric sharing platforms. By constructing a Hotelling model, we investigate the investment strategies of the two asymmetric platforms regarding blockchain technology under different user attribution behaviours, i.e., single-homing or multi-homing, and the optimal pricing under different investment decisions. Afterwards, we compare and analyse the investment strategies under different conditions, obtain the influence of relevant market factors on the pricing strategies of the platforms, and finally determine the optimal timing of blockchain technology investment for asymmetric sharing platforms. The results indicate that when users’ perception of blockchain value is high, both platforms are motivated to introduce blockchain technology, and, conversely, a stronger platform exits the blockchain market. In multi-homing markets, platforms are more likely to implement blockchain strategies and the cost of technology investment is significantly higher than in a single-homing market. In addition, we also find that the degree of differentiation has a significant impact on the blockchain strategies of weaker platform under multi-homing market.

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Blockchain-based smart contracts as new governance tools for the sharing economy

Cited by 48 publications

References 36 publications

Examining the impact of the platform economy on Spain’s cultural destinations through the lens of free tours

Examining the impact of the platform economy on Spain’s cultural destinations through the lens of free tours

A blockchain-based certifiable anonymous E-taxing protocol

A Blockchain Technology Introduction Strategy for Asymmetric Sharing Platforms under Different Homing Behaviors of Both Sides

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