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Technology and Caregiving: Emerging Interventions and Directions for Research.
An array of technology-based interventions has increasingly become available to support family caregivers, primarily focusing on health and well-being, social isolation, financial, and psychological support. More recently the emergence of new technologies such as mobile and cloud, robotics, connected sensors, virtual/augmented/mixed reality, voice, and the evermore ubiquitous tools supported by advanced data analytics, coupled with the integration of multiple technologies through platform solutions, have opened a new era of technology-enabled interventions that can empower and support family caregivers. This paper proposes a conceptual framework for identifying and addressing the challenges that may need to be overcome to effectively apply technology-enabled solutions for family caregivers. The paper identifies a number of challenges that either moderate or mediate the full use of technologies for the benefit of caregivers. The challenges include issues related to equity, inclusion, and access; ethical concerns related to privacy and security; political and regulatory factors affecting interoperability and lack of standards; inclusive/human-centric design and issues; and inherent economic and distribution channel difficulties. The paper concludes with a summary of research questions and issues that form a framework for global research priorities
Surge pricing on a service platform under spatial spillovers: evidence from Uber
Ride-sharing platforms employ surge pricing to match anticipated capacity spillover with
demand. We develop an optimization model to characterize the relationship between surge
price and spillover. We test predicted relationships using a spatial panel model on a dataset
from Ubers operation. Results reveal that Ubers pricing accounts for both capacity and price
spillover. There is a debate in the management community on the ecacy of labor welfare
mechanisms associated with shared capacity. We conduct counterfactual analysis to provide
guidance in regards to the debate, for managing congestion, while accounting for consumer
and labor welfare through this online platform.First author draf
City Rights in an Era of Preemption: A State-by-State Analysis
In a new report, NLC finds that states limit city power through preemption in a number of policy areas, ranging from labor protections to taxing authority.Preemption is the use of state law to nullify a municipal ordinance or authority. In some cases, preemption can lead to improved policy statewide. However, preemption that prevents cities from expanding rights, building stronger economies, and promoting innovation can be counterproductive when decision-making is divorced from the core wants and needs of community members
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