# Prof. Arun Sundararajan on the importance of trust in the sharing economy

1 Faculty News April 10, 2013 ![National Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032424.jpg?itok=Zw5GH4Eq)>

Excerpt from the [National Post](http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/10/from-tools-to-backyards-and-driveways-vancouver-at-forefront-of-sharing-revolution/) -- "'Some form of "digital trust" is essential for sharing-based business models, especially those that involve exchange between peers,' wrote [Arun Sundararajan](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan), a New York University professor and sharing economy researcher, in an email to the Post."

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