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The sharing-economy development pathways tree

Received: 10 April 2025

Accepted: 20 May 2025

Available online: 30 October 2025

Subject Heading: INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT

JEL Classification: C51, D12, E27, L14, O57

Pages: 141-164

https://doi.org/10.24891/vipoyp

Subject. This article discusses digital technologies diffusion and their impact on economic activities.
Objectives. The article aims to identify factors that stimulate the development of the sharing economy.
Methods. For the study, I used a comparative analysis and the decision-tree derivation technique.
Results. The article determines factors that can be considered for identifying different development pathways of the sharing economy, and it presents a decision tree of the sharing economy’s development pathways.
Relevance. The results obtained can be used to address significant socioeconomic issues, as well as design and develop entrepreneurial systems.

Keywords: sharing economy, urbanization, trajectory, sustainable development, Internet, Airbnb, Uber, digital platforms

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