A Survey on Sharing Economy and Its Effect on Human Behavior Changes

摘要

Advances in computer science prompt the creation of new economic models. One of them in urban life is Sharing Economy. This new economic model receives high attentions and has been applied to a wide range of fields in recent years. We argue that sharing economy, and its applications, may be taken as a way for researchers to understand human behavior, and thus this paper targets a growing issue on the relationship between sharing economy and its impacts on human behavior. It especially looks at the change of behaviors while the sharing economy comes into our daily lives. The Airbnb, one of the most significant examples of sharing economy, is taken as a starting point of this survey, and results are revealed that young generation tends to accept this new economic experience as well as willing to be involved, not only as traveler but host, in this new phenomenon.