COVID-19Gig EconomyLabor SupplyGender InequalityUsing data from a large online education platform with more than 100,000 gig workers, we investigate the causal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gig economy lCao, XinyuZhang, DennisHuang, Lei...
Up until now, workers were willing to work on these terms. However, gig workers have been the hardest hit during the COVID-19. These workers have found out that they have no safety net to fall back upon when the going gets bad. Hence, they are unlikely to continue working on the ...
The impact of Covid-19 on gig econ- omy. Econ Res-Ekonomska Istraživanja. 2021;34(1):2284–96. https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677x.2020.186288. 97. Mahato M, Kumar N, Jena LK. Re-thinking gig economy in conventional workforce post-COVID-19: a ...
Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected gig economy workers due to the contingent and precarious nature of their work. Many gig economy workers have had to adapt quickly to new forms of working, and even learn new skills, to sustain their livel...
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COVID-19 and the future of the gig economy for GBS and shared services What does the alternative workforce and gig economy mean for GBS and shared services organizations in light of COVID-19? The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of the alternative workforce for helpi...
Administration Davide Proserpio was one of the first academics to study the sharing economy as he completed his Ph.D. Today he is considered a leading expert in the so-called “gig” economy. We asked him five questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant shutdown are affecting ...
This paper explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant workers in China and examines the role of community support in mitigating the crisis, based on survey data collected from a sample of 524 migrants. The findings reveal that migrants’ income loss is primarily attributed to trave...
Much has been written about how the global economy will change as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, including the operations of multinational enterprises (MNEs), and patterns of trade (e.g., Baldwin & Tomiura,2020). Particular attention has been focused on the reconfiguration of international...
observed for 2012 MERS crisis in Asia. While data on remittances is not reliable, the countercyclical nature of remittances needs continued investigation. The impact of COVID-19 at the local level and how the affected communities respond to their circumstances is thus an area for further ...