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Effects of the Entry of Food Delivery Apps in the Restaurant Industry: Evidence from Brazil

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  • Azzoni, Carlos R.

    (Departamento de Economia, Universidade de São Paulo)

  • Moita, Rodrigo M. S.

    (Departamento de Economia, Universidade de São Paulo)

  • Rodrigues, Mateus

    (Graduate Student, Sao Paulo School of Economics, Fundação Getúlio Vargas)

  • Merlo, Marina

    (iFood Public Policy)

  • Fisch, Arthur

    (Public Sector Politics and Economics Research Center, Fundação Getúlio Vargas)

Abstract

Food delivery apps have become popular in recent years, with additional strength during the COVID-19 pandemic. Do these apps benefit new and more suit to delivery restaurants at the cost of harming more traditional non-delivery ones? What is the net impact on the restaurant industry as a whole? This paper investigates these questions by analyzing the impact of the major meal delivery app in the Brazilian restaurant industry. We analyze the effects of the app’s introduction on the opening and closure of restaurants and employment in the restaurant business. The app positively affected opening new restaurants, but less so during the pandemic years. It also had a negative effect on the rate of closure of restaurants, implying a net positive impact on the industry as a whole. But, again, this effect is smaller during the COVID19 pandemic. Also, restaurants increased their employment when they joined the delivery platform. At the same time, restaurants that remained out of the platform decreased their employment during the same period. The net effect of the delivery app on employment in the restaurant industry is positive but not enough to offset the general negative trend of decreasing employment.

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  • Azzoni, Carlos R. & Moita, Rodrigo M. S. & Rodrigues, Mateus & Merlo, Marina & Fisch, Arthur, 2023. "Effects of the Entry of Food Delivery Apps in the Restaurant Industry: Evidence from Brazil," TD NEREUS 2-2023, Núcleo de Economia Regional e Urbana da Universidade de São Paulo (NEREUS).
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:nereus:2023_002
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    food delivery apps; restaurant industry;

    JEL classification:

    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General

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