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DECEMBER 16, 2021

    The Pew report has a lot more information and detail, including a section on how Americans in general view the gig economy and related policy issues.  .  Just as other studies have found ( including ours ), most gig workers do this work because it's a flexible way to supplement income.    

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

This means she works with the people who decide the remote work policies at GE. Based on our digital nomad interviews, the vast majority of job holding digital nomads have been allowed to do this outside of any official corporate policy.  There are 3 reasons we see this as a strong signal.   This is starting to change.

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APRIL 2, 2020

   The highly regarded labor economics at the Economic Policy Institute, for example, are currently forecasting the overall unemployment rate will reach 15% in July.  So forecasting the rate to double over the next 4 months doesn't seem unrealistic. Other current forecasts of the overall U.S.   Notes: 1. 

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MARCH 14, 2019

  But as companies become more reliant on external talent, they increasingly need to structure their policies, procedures, and engagement practices in order to be successful in attracting, engaging, and retaining highly skilled independent professionals. 

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Instead, he focuses on regulation and government policy likely being at least one of the next big things in tech. .   As the report chart below shows (click to enlarge), Evans suggests a number of technologies could be the next big thing in tech. But he doesn't predict which, if any, will be.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

.   And since California is one of the bluest of blue states, Prop 22 passing by such a large margin will very much be noticed by elected officials of other states - and also at the Federal level.    To paraphrase Churchill, it's probably not even the beginning of the end  of these battles.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Forcing these workers to be traditional employees is bad policy. But it needs to be reworked and amended because it ignores the reality of three key work-related trends: remote work is growing and a state-level law, like AB5, is easy to bypass by using workers located outside of the state. companies want greater workforce flexibility.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

  Controversy swirled around grocery delivery company Instacart and their policy on tipping, witch many called wage theft. While this led to Instacart changing their policy, other food delivery companies so far are continuing with their tipping practices despite complaints by both drivers and customers. 

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MARCH 8, 2018

A study on ridesharing drivers -  The Economics of Ride-Hailing: Driver Revenue, Expenses and Taxes - was released last week by the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. After all, the folks at the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research are obviously smart, talented researchers.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

The next shift we need is a consensus, especially among policy makers, that the gig economy and self-employment is not all bad - and for many it's quite good.  .  This is a big shift in thinking.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The book also contains an analysis of the economic impact of an aging society as well as policy suggestions on how to deal with ageism and other age related issues. These stories include practical advice that anyone considering the new retirement will find useful.   While choosing a life of leisure sounds great.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The National League of Cities recently released Discover Your City's Maker Economy , a report that "provides a roadmap for cities to develop policies, programs and a culture that better supports local maker businesses."   This echos a report earlier this year from the Brookings Institution.

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JULY 2, 2018

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) dug through social security data and found the number of self-employed grew between 2000 and 2015 (the most recent data available).    Their chart below shows the increase in share of earners reporting self-employment earnings.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

  But what is new are the risks of trade wars, tariff increases and the growing number of countries pursuing mercantile trade policies (including, of course, the U.S.). .  And while the Kellogg article focuses on consumer manufacturing, but the trends also hold true for B2B manufacturing. 

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JUNE 4, 2018

In addition to being a valuable source of information for policy makers, we think it will quickly become a key resource for anyone interested in learning about independent work, the gig economy and the future of work. We excited by the release of the Gig Economy Data Hub.

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JUNE 4, 2013

  This study adds to a recent report by the Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship and Public Policy saying the law could increase the number of new U.S.    Contingent Workforce Freelance Government Policy Independent workers' businesses by as much as 33% over several years.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

the rise of side gigs, which has clearly happened, will continue to be discounted in policy circles. The reasons this is a big deal are: it means the BLS will again substantially under count the number of people working in the gig economy. the debates about the future of work will continue to be based in part on bad information.

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MARCH 19, 2015

Government Policy Small Business Economy' As much as small business owners hate taxes, they also realize they are necessary and a cost of doing business.  As long as they feel the tax playing field is even and their competitors aren't getting an unfair advantage, they are in general OK with taxes.

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MAY 8, 2014

  Gen Y Government Policy trends' The economic troubles of this generation are resulting in millennials being more frugal shoppers  and having lowered overall economic expectations.  Their shifting consumer patterns are impacting everything from auto sales to the housing market.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

  But despite a preponderance of studies showing that the gig economy is large and growing, this has not been accepted as true by many in the academic and policy making communities. A large number of other studies, including ours, have similar findings.  A key reason for this is data from the U.S.

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JULY 18, 2017

  Because of this, there are no easy answers, policies or laws that will make everyone happy. The problem is the gig economy is complex with varying groups having varying levels of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with gig work. 

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

What these experts recognize is technology can be used for both good and evil purposes. It's up to us to decide which.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Because of this, they are expecting to use them on the job and companies are responding by changing their attitudes and policies on the gig economy.  Second, the gig economy has matured and most corporate employees have used gig economy services as consumers.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

  Government Policy self-employment trends' .   One of the most important shifts of the last few decades is the ascendancy of market capitalism as the world's major economic system. The rise of self-employment in Cuba shows that even the staunchest supporters of communism realize it simply doesn't work.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

  The book closes with policy suggestions for making independent work less precarious. The main policy suggestion is the creation of independent security accounts.   The issues raised are important, the downsides of the freelance economy real and the policy suggestions helpful. This section is quite good.

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MAY 13, 2013

The Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship Public Policy in Santa Monica, Calif., Government Policy' Key quote: The Obama administration has touted a boost for entrepreneurship as one of the health-care law's key benefits. says the law could increase the number of new U.S. businesses by as much as 33% over several years.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

" The article suggest that corporations need to change their policies to retain older workers instead of losing them and their skills and knowledge. The article's closing summary is: "Of course, there are still plenty of employers that are reluctant to rethink approaches to benefits, pensions, and hours for older workers.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

  The article's author suggest a number of policy and legal changes to make it work easier and more flexible. But the article points out getting new laws and policies passed and implemented will not happen quickly or easily.

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MARCH 16, 2015

  Freelance Government Policy Independent workers on-demand economy' .   Also expect a wave of additional lawsuits as our legal systems tries to reconcile the realities of the new economy with old definitions of work and employment.

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JUNE 28, 2011

  The main reason we're interested in this topic is we believe policy makers are too focused on high-growth companies and entrepreneurs.  high-growth companies (called Gazelles in policy circles) are very important sources of innovation, employment and economic growth.    We agree that thousands of U.S.

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APRIL 2, 2012

 It suggests rethinking a range of laws and policies including employment rules, zoning, K12 education and health care due to the shift to the contingent workforce. workers with new policies and approaches. The Contingent Workforce and Public Decision Making is an article in the Spring issue of Public Sector Digest.

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APRIL 3, 2018

Again from the paper: To the extent that these policies limit flexibility, they could end up hurting workers using flexible work as a consumption smoothing mechanism. The study also points out that well intentioned government rules, laws and programs could easily reduce the value of this type of work.

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MAY 1, 2014

Book Reviews Economic Uncertainty Government Policy trends' This is leading to major social, economic and consumer shifts.  We're covering these under the topic Economic Uncertainty.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

basically has no policy position or strategy related to genetic engineering. Wired's article  CRISPR MAKES IT CLEAR: THE US NEEDS A BIOLOGY STRATEGY , points out many of the issues associated with this technology. It also points out the U.S.   But that's just the tip of the ethical iceberg with this technology. 

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

  Government Policy trends' .   The reality is when a new entrant offers a better customer solution it's likely they will eventually overcome political and regulatory roadblocks and win in the marketplace.  We think this will be the case for most sharing economy firms.

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JUNE 6, 2016

  I was also recently on a panel with a senior policy person from the Department of Labor. I was encouraged by this report and the way it presented both benefits and problems. In the past, government agencies have mostly been quite negative on independent work and digital matching firms. 

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APRIL 25, 2013

  Government Policy trends' For obvious reasons data on the underground economy (also called the informal economy) is hard to come by.  But it's becoming increasingly clear this segment of the U.S. economy is growing.

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