Environmental Benefits of Internet-Enabled C2C Closed Loop Supply Chains: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Craigslist

Suvrat S. Dhanorkar
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Abstract

Recently, online matching platforms (e.g., Craigslist, FreeCycle, Gumtree) have enabled consumers to directly connect with each other to buy/sell used consumer goods (electronics, furniture, packaging, etc.) that would have otherwise ended up in the waste stream. Such matching platforms can facilitate the creation of consumer-to-consumer (C2C) closed-loop supply chains (CLSCs) for used goods, which can enhance product reuse and limit reliance on recycling and disposal alternatives. Yet, the true environmental benefits of these internet-enabled C2C CLSCs remain to be ascertained. In this study, I use a quasi-experimental setup to examine how Craigslist’s entry into various U.S. geographic markets impacts a key environmental outcome: municipal solid waste (MSW). I assemble a data set from various disparate sources to test my hypothesis. I find that, on average, Craigslist’s entry into a geographic market results in a 2%–6% annual reduction in MSW per capita generated. I conduct a variety of robustness check...
基于互联网的C2C闭环供应链的环境效益:Craigslist的准实验研究
最近,在线配对平台(如Craigslist、FreeCycle、Gumtree)使消费者能够直接相互联系,购买/出售二手消费品(电子产品、家具、包装等),否则这些二手消费品最终会进入废物流。这种匹配平台可以促进二手商品的消费者对消费者(C2C)闭环供应链(CLSCs)的创建,这可以增强产品的再利用,并限制对回收和处置替代方案的依赖。然而,这些支持互联网的C2C CLSCs的真正环境效益仍有待确定。在这项研究中,我使用了一个准实验的设置来检验Craigslist进入不同的美国地理市场是如何影响一个关键的环境结果:城市固体废物(MSW)。我收集了一组来自不同来源的数据来检验我的假设。我发现,平均而言,Craigslist进入一个地理市场会使人均产生的城市生活垃圾每年减少2%-6%。我进行了各种稳健性检查……
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