Research Object of Sharing Economy

Abstract

The era of “Internet+” has given rise to sharing economy. Sharing economy, with its advantages in resource allocation and cost reduction, has swept the globe within a short time, and become a world-fashionable phenomenon. The prevalence of sharing economy, not only changed people's lifestyles, but also changed the economic model of traditional industries. The sharing economy has brought disruptive innovation to the global economic landscape. A new era of sharing economy is coming. As an academic discipline, sharing economy is a study of the laws of social resources circulation links, including production, converging, exchange, use, distribution and value creation, as well as the “economic growth” it brings. Its study subjects cover every stage of the total social production process, from production to distribution, and specific ways and impacts of its value creation in the whole process. As a complete discipline system, sharing economy has its clear study objects, so precise definition of research object is the prerequisite and basis for further study and exploration of its development laws.