# Professor Arun Sundararajan shares his views on how the Trump administration's policies will impact the sharing economy

1 Faculty News January 20, 2017 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_041821.jpg?itok=N3bHLRNd)>

Excerpt from [CNET](https://www.cnet.com/news/how-will-uber-lyft-and-airbnb-fare-under-trump/) -- "'The upside is an administration that is more friendly to bringing down regulatory barriers,' said [Arun Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan), New York University professor and author of 'The Sharing Economy.' 'The potential downside is an administration that may start to put in place policies that slow the pace of job displacement through automation, which could thwart Uber's, and eventually Lyft's, long-term plans,' he said."

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