GIG-BASED WORKING ARRANGEMENTS: BUSINESS PATTERNS, LABOR-MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND REGULATIONS
GIG-BASED WORKING ARRANGEMENTS: BUSINESS PATTERNS, LABOR-MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND REGULATIONS
Author(s): Elvira NicaSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Labor relations
Published by: Addleton Academic Publishers
Keywords: sharing economy; gig platform worker; self-employment; labor market;
Summary/Abstract: This paper draws on previous relevant findings (e.g., Graham, Hjorth, and Lehdonvirta, 2017; Ravenelle, 2017; Sargeant, 2017). Using data from OECD, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, FRED, Pew Research Center, and BloombergView, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding change in self-employment as share of total employment, self-employment rate by level of education, the proportion of gig platform workers who use online job/task platforms, workers by category in the freelance economy, and breakdown of services provided by gig workers, and clarify that numerous sharing economy services may provide workers a manner to oppose declining wages and workplace volatility.
Journal: Economics, Management, and Financial Markets
- Issue Year: 13/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 100-105
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF