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Yep. I actually think it would be valuable to have a third-party non-profit entity that provides economic impact assessments of start-ups like Uber and Airbnb,
by ajiang 13y ago
Yep. I actually think it would be valuable to have a third-party non-profit entity that provides economic impact assessments of start-ups like Uber and Airbnb, so we are backing up our regulatory policy changes on data rather than emotion or lobbying.
- yeukhon 13y agonon-profit do you mean university? I'd rather have university do the research. I often think non-profit is not as independent as we think. After all, a lot of non-profit are to advocate against public policy. Whereas usually university research (from multiple sources) seem to be more independent.
- ajiang 13y agoI agree that non-profits can and often are not independent of private influences. Universities can fall under the same influences as well, such as MIT's concrete research studies being funded and advocated by the Portland Concrete Association. In this situation, I would have liked to see an independent non-profit or University group that was funded 50/50 by New York City and Airbnb to do the study. Perhaps you can argue that the funding arrangement is not perfect, but it's definitely a step in the right direction.
- yeukhon 13y agoYou are right. Maybe we should see multiple sources. That's fair, from government to non-profit to university.
- thwarted 13y agoAs long as they provide economic impact assessments of the status-quo services like cabs and hotels. I'd be especially interested in how the impact of established services changes over time.