# In an in-depth interview, Professor Arun Sundararajan discusses his research on the sharing economy

1 Faculty News May 23, 2016 ![Pew Research logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/pewresearch%20192%20x%20144.jpg?itok=eeLKh1Gc)>

Excerpt from [Pew Research](http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/05/23/qa-the-impact-and-evolution-of-the-sharing-economy/) -- "The reason why all the regulatory scrutiny \[thus far\] has been from city agencies is because the most salient services involved – mobility and accommodation – have historically been governed at the local level. As I discuss in my book, there’s a misfit between regulatory interventions that were necessary in the past and the new models. So the conflict isn’t surprising. Nobody’s in the wrong – it’s just that we need to rethink and reinvent regulation, rather than trying to retrofit."

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