UBER ECONOMICS: HOW MARKETS ARE CHANGING IN THE SHARING ECONOMY

January 11, 2015 | by Casey Given

Uber, Lyft, Airbnb. These brand names have dominated headlines over the past year alongside mentions of the "sharing economy." But what exactly is this brave new world of commerce? How is it different from years of trade in the past? Here are four ways in which the sharing economy is fundamentally changing the world around us.