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Why people of color charge less for Airbnb rentals in San Francisco

Lizzie O'Leary May 11, 2018
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Why people of color charge less for Airbnb rentals in San Francisco

Lizzie O'Leary May 11, 2018
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Looking for a home away from home leads many people to Airbnb. Yet new research in San Francisco found that Asian and Hispanic hosts tend to charge less for their rentals than their white counterparts. For more on this, Lizzie O’Leary spoke with study author Venoo Kakar, an assistant professor of economics at San Francisco State University. 

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