# Prof. Arun Sundararajan on the popularity of the sharing economy

1 Faculty News April 22, 2014 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_037239.jpg?itok=Kte4OLw8)>

Excerpt from [Men's Health UK](http://www.menshealth.co.uk/living/money/use-the-sharing-economy-to-save-more-cash) -- “'We’re seeing a fundamental shift in our consumption from ownership to shared access,' says Prof [Arun Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) of New York University. That’s a boon in two ways: if you’re an owner, you can make money from something lying around the house (not the children); and you can use something you seldom need without buying it outright. 'If you don’t have to own stuff to use it, that expands your choices,' says Sundararajan."
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