How Airbnb Measures Future Value to Standardize Tradeoffs

1 · Airbnb · July 13, 2021, 5:07 p.m.
The propensity score matching model powering how we optimize for long-term decision-makingBy Mitra Akhtari, Jenny Chen, Amelia Lemionet, Dan Nguyen, Hassan Obeid, Yunshan ZhuAt Airbnb, we have a vision to build a 21st century company by operating over an infinite time horizon and balancing the interests of all stakeholders. To do so effectively, we need to be able to compare, in a common currency, both the short and long-term value of actions and events that take place on our platform. These act...