%0 Journal Article %1 oyer2020economy %A Oyer, Paul %D 2020 %I Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH %J IZA World of Labor %K employment_status flexibility gig_economy independent_workers labour_market platform_work self-employed %R 10.15185/izawol.471 %T The gig economy. Non-traditional employment is a great opportunity for many, but it won’t replace traditional employment %U https://wol.iza.org/articles/the-gig-economy/long %X The number of people holding non-traditional jobs (independent contractors, temporary workers, “gig” workers) has grown steadily as technology increasingly enables short-term labor contracting and fixed employment costs continue to rise. For many firms that need less than a full-time person for short-term work and for many workers who value flexibility this has created a great deal of surplus. During slack economic periods, non-traditional work also serves as an alternative safety net. Non-traditional jobs will continue to become more common, though policy changes could slow or accelerate the trend.

@article{oyer2020economy, abstract = {The number of people holding non-traditional jobs (independent contractors, temporary workers, “gig” workers) has grown steadily as technology increasingly enables short-term labor contracting and fixed employment costs continue to rise. For many firms that need less than a full-time person for short-term work and for many workers who value flexibility this has created a great deal of surplus. During slack economic periods, non-traditional work also serves as an alternative safety net. Non-traditional jobs will continue to become more common, though policy changes could slow or accelerate the trend.}, added-at = {2020-01-29T13:36:39.000+0100}, author = {Oyer, Paul}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2bfeffc9cddeaec3f9ae789b33f0490de/meneteqel}, doi = {10.15185/izawol.471}, interhash = {bbda60e5b0a11ddf9cb807fef6d58ad4}, intrahash = {bfeffc9cddeaec3f9ae789b33f0490de}, journal = {{IZA} World of Labor}, keywords = {employment_status flexibility gig_economy independent_workers labour_market platform_work self-employed}, language = {eng}, month = jan, publisher = {Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit {GmbH}}, timestamp = {2020-01-29T13:36:39.000+0100}, title = {The gig economy. Non-traditional employment is a great opportunity for many, but it won’t replace traditional employment}, url = {https://wol.iza.org/articles/the-gig-economy/long}, year = 2020 }