ial and environmental effects of sharing economy platforms are largely unknown. While the direct economic benefits are obvious from the large volume of ary transactions taking place, the distributional effects may be quite skewed. Since the bulk of revenue in the sharing economy (as defined) accrues via home sharing, already well-off home owners will profit most. Environmental benefits mostly lie in car and ridesharing, and the overall effects of sharing economy platforms may be small due to rebound effects. Finally, social effects plex and not necessarily inclusive. 4. Alternatives РDespite the call for scientific assessments of the sustainability impacts of sharing economy platforms, we should acknowledge that the precise impacts are likely to remain unclear for a long time e. The reason