Pandemic’s effects on online freelance work: distancing dividend or downscaling loss?

Fabian Stephany 2 April 2020 0

The pandemic is causing economic upheaval around the world, as shops and offices close and those able to do so switch to working remotely from their homes. There is one segment of workers that have always been working remotely: online workers, or software developers, graphic designers, data labelers, and others who earn some or all… Read More »

The Exception to the Rule – Why Russia Demands more Online Jobs in Tech

Online Labour Index platform economy

Fabian Stephany 4 March 2020 0

In general, a striking feature of the geography of online labour utilisation is the similarity of occupational demand profiles of leading employer countries. The fact that national online labour demand profiles resemble each other suggests that demand largely comes from the same industry within each country: the information technology sector, generally speaking. However, there are… Read More »