02010cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022474 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781475580310 0015-1947 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. Finance and Development, June 2017. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (64 pages) Finance and Development <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper focuses on millennials who are increasingly looking to find their way in the sharing economy, a phenomenon made possible by the emergence of digital platforms that facilitate the matching of buyer and seller. Jobs in the sharing economy-like driving for Uber or Lyft-help some millennials make ends meet, even if such temporary gigs are a far cry from the fulltime jobs with traditional pension plans and other benefits their parents often enjoyed. This generation also enthusiastically embraces the services of the sharing economy, which provides access to everything from beds to cars to boats without the hassle of ownership. Loath to buy big-ticket items such as cars and houses, millennials have sharply different spending habits from those of preceding generations. Millennials confront obstacles to prosperity that their parents didn't face. They are better educated than previous generations-but in today's world, that is not enough to guarantee financial success. Mode of access: Internet Finance and Development; Finance and Development ; No 0054/002 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0054/002/022.0054.issue-002-en.xml IMF e-Library