Economy

Why Americans love the sharing economy

By Jared Meyer
Published June 3, 2016 4:02am ET
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Why Americans love the sharing economy
The promise of the sharing economy is real. It lowers prices for consumers, empowers workers by providing flexible work and extends goods and services to underserved populations. (AP Photo)

The following is an adapted excerpt from the author’s forthcoming monograph, Uber-Positive: Why Americans Love the Sharing Economy.

Even in today’s slow economic recovery, entire industries are transforming, consumers are more powerful than ever before and people are finding new ways to earn a living. All of these improvements stem from the rise of the so-called sharing economy.

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