Optimal business model for the monopolistic ride-hailing platform: Pooling, premier, or hybrid?

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Highlights：

• We compare pooling, premier, and hybrid models employed by ride-hailing platforms.

• The optimal model depends on heterogeneous passengers’ time-sensitive cost.

• It also depends on the operating cost of the platform’s self-operating vehicles.

摘要

•We compare pooling, premier, and hybrid models employed by ride-hailing platforms.•The optimal model depends on heterogeneous passengers’ time-sensitive cost.•It also depends on the operating cost of the platform’s self-operating vehicles.

论文关键词：Ride-hailing platform,Business model,Time-sensitive cost,Pricing strategy,Sharing economy

论文评审过程：Received 4 February 2020, Revised 27 May 2020, Accepted 30 May 2020, Available online 16 June 2020, Version of Record 16 July 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2020.106093