# Prof. Arun Sundararajan discusses the sharing economy

1 Faculty News July 2, 2014 ![NPR logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030855.jpg?itok=Ti1_93MD)>

Excerpt from [NPR](http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-07-02/sharing-economy) -- "I think what's striking about this particular wave of changes that we're seeing... is that they're affecting familiar services that we're used to and familiar real-world asset-based services: point-to-point accommodations, short-term transportation, dining, probably, in the future, healthcare and energy, and I'm struck by the characterization of these platforms as being equivalent to a scam because I sort of see them as... important future engines of economic growth."

[Listen here](http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-07-02/sharing-economy)