The rise of the sharing economy has generated great regulatory challenges. The European Union (EU) has to perform a fine balancing act. On the one hand, it has to safeguard weaker parties, consumers and workers, ensuring they enjoy fair treatment by adopting proper regulatory responses. On the...

Sharing economy is a very broad term, covering various areas and forms of human activity. It includes activities of individuals, social groups, and enterprises, as well as local and state authorities, which aim to enable, facilitate, or even organize the sharing of resources. Sharing economy has...

Das private Teilen von Ressourcen durch die Möglichkeiten der sog. Sharing Economy ist ökonomisch prinzipiell sehr sinnvoll. Durch eine auch von den betroffenen Branchen betriebene Lobbyarbeit unterstützte Politik wird das private Teilen in Deutschland jedoch erheblich erschwert, obgleich...