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Do gig workers really value flexibility ? or would they prefer guaranteed work?
18 October 2018
Opinion: We asked 20,000 people their preferences on shifting employment patterns
This piece was written by Nikhil Datta, Giulia Giupponi and Stephen Machin at LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance (CEP). It can also be found in our work and inequality newsfeed.
A number of developed economies worldwide have seen a marked rise in atypical work arrangements. Take the UK. The proportion of self-employed workers without their own employees — encompassing freelancers, contractors and gig workers — has increased by 25% since the turn of the millennium.