Problem definition: This paper explores the impact of competition between platforms in the
sharing economy. Examples include the cases of Uber and Lyft in the context of ride-sharing …

We examine how an on-demand ride-hailing platform chooses between the dedicated
system and the pooling system when facing heterogeneous customers and drivers. In the …

Can two competing on-demand service platforms be profitable in equilibrium? This question
is well-studied for firms competing purely on price in a single-sided market, but it is not well …

This study aims to present a systematic review of the most recent literature on revenue
management practices in taxi services and illustrate insightful future directions for research …

Recent development of new technologies and data analytics has unleashed the so-called
smart city (SC) movement, which has been transforming the ways that cities (and their …

We study the operational problem of shared autonomous electric vehicles that cooperate in
providing on-demand mobility services while maximizing fleet profit and service quality …

Problem definition: The success of a gig platform is crucially driven by its ability to compete
for labor supply. However, gig workers are independent contractors whose working …

On-demand service platforms compete for both workers and customers, forming a two-sided
competition. In this paper, we study the game between two platforms implied by such a two …

Abstract Problem Definition: We study the impact of competition between two on-demand
service platforms on worker welfare and consumer surplus. The platforms compete for both …

Online service platforms that enable customers to connect with a large population of
independent servers have been successfully developed in many sectors, including …