Posts tagged: economics

What have we learned from the market for Online Labour? [2/3] Volatility of labour demand across occupations

20 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 second 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?… »

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… »

New publication – Online Labour Index: Measuring the Online Gig Economy for Policy and Research

10 August 2018 0

The impacts of technological change on jobs have been a topic of much interest over recent decades. Existing economic statistics are in general prone to mismeasuring the value of digital activities and investments, because these are often not directly related to production, but to development, design, and marketing, whose value is harder to establish. Existing… Read More: New publication – Online Labour Index: Measuring the Online Gig… »

Comparing the OLI Worker Map to other studies on online work supply

14 July 2017 0

Our new Online Labour Index worker map provides a real-time measurement of the online gig economy by revealing where different types of jobs are taking place. To our knowledge, we are the first ones to provide this measure from across multiple platforms. The main strength of our our approach is the fact that it is… Read More: Comparing the OLI Worker Map to other studies on online… »

Where are online workers located? The international division of digital gig work

11 July 2017 0

The Internet has created a global market for digitally delivered freelance work, which is currently growing rapidly. Our new Online Labour Index worker supplement reveals what skills different countries are bringing to the market. For instance, the top occupational category in the United States is writing and translation, while in the Indian subcontinent it is… Read More: Where are online workers located? The international division of digital… »

The online gig economy grew 26% over the past year

10 July 2017 0

Online freelancing and crowdwork are some of the terms used for temporary and project-based work conducted remotely over digital platforms. Unlike the local gig economy of driving and delivery work, this online gig economy often requires specialized skills such as programming and graphic design. Conventional economic indicators are poor at measuring this new market, so… Read More: The online gig economy grew 26% over the past year »