# Prof. Arun Sundararajan discusses Peers, a sharing economy startup

1 Faculty News December 17, 2014 ![WIRED logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032348.jpg?itok=Wszefc-R)>

Excerpt from [WIRED](http://www.wired.com/2014/12/sharing-economy-pr-stunt-turned-real-business/) -- "'The space that Peers has entered—providing the safety net for the providers of the sharing economy—is potentially huge, and really important,' says NYU Stern professor [Arun Sundararajan](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan), who has been studying the economic impact of the sharing economy and, full disclosure, is currently working on a research project with Peers."

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