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

A new study examines the role of race in the home rental economy

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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