Who benefit from crowd-sourcing in rental network competition
Published in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (under review, R&R Invited), 2025
We build a Networked Cournot model to study competition under crowd-sourced labor in rental networks. We analyze firm profits, labor surplus, and consumer surplus under firm sourcing, crowd sourcing, and dual sourcing, using comparative statics to identify when crowd-sourced labor benefits different stakeholders.
Status: Reject & Resubmit (Invited), Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (MSOM)
Recommended citation: Zeyu Lin, Y. Zhou, and Y.-J. Chen. (2025). "Who benefit from crowd-sourcing in rental network competition." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. Reject & Resubmit Invited.