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Using Digital Data For Economic Analysis

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They recently held an "Economic Graph Challenge" where researchers submitted research proposals that would use LinkedIn's vast array of data to study various economic issues.  LinkedIn's presentation below provides more information on the winning proposals. A good example of this shift comes from LinkedIn.

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DC Buzzing about Portable Benefits for Gig Workers

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Brookings proposal is laid out in their paper Modernizing Labor Laws in the Online Gig Economy. It has multiple law change proposals, with the big one being creating portable benefits for gig workers. But even though they are excluded from their analysis, they would likely be included in any portable benefit laws.

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Few Small Businesses and Freelancers Will Benefit from the Pass-Through Provision of the Tax Plan

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  So it's both interesting and informative that the NFIB has come out against the proposed Republican tax cuts and jobs act. The proposed 25% pass-through rate is substantially lower than the 39.6%   Finally, see the Tax Policy Center's analysis of the bill.  top marginal rate for individuals. 

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