The REGULATE project is structured in four separate but interlinked work packages:
WP1: The mapping of regulatory patterns in the transport (ride-hailing) and housing (apartment-sharing) sectors in 30 European countries at the subnational level. Similarities and differences will be identified and compared with the expectations derived from the literature on national regulatory styles.
WP2: A statistical analysis of (institutional and political) determinants of regulatory patterns with a sample of about 200 larger cities is the task of the second work package.
WP3: The work package explores enforcement practices in a sample of 10 cities. A particular focus will be placed on the role of administrative capacities in shaping enforcement styles.
WP4: The study turns to understanding how ‘public value’ is conceived and framed when cities regulate digital businesses. Based on the empirical findings from the first three work packages, a theoretical contribution to the field of regulation in the digital age will be developed.