Posts tagged: collective action

What have we learned from the market for Online Labour [1/3]: The growth of online labour

10 August 2018 0

This September marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of the Online Labour Index, the experimental economic indicator on the utilisation of online labour. This is the first in the series of blog posts describing what we have learned from the data. The paper accompanying the Online Labour Index was just accepted for publication in… Read More: What have we learned from the market for Online Labour… »

Could universal basic income counter the gig economy’s problems?

13 April 2017 0

shutterstock.com Platforms like eBay, Uber, Airbnb, and Freelancer are thriving, growing the digital economy and disrupting existing business. The question is how to ensure that the transformations they entail have a positive impact on society. Here, universal basic income may have a role to play. Few social policy ideas are as hot today as universal… Read More: Could universal basic income counter the gig economy’s problems? »