The gig economy and online labour platforms often trade off increased flexibility for lower employment security. Christopher Stanton and Catherine Thomas show how traditional labour market regulations, such as minimum wages or payroll taxes, are likely to harm both the demand and supply side in the online gig economy.

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15 January 2022

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VoxEU

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https://voxeu.org/article/value-online-gig-economy-platforms

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