Cool paper and highlights the trade-offs often involved in policy, especially with new employment relationships like in the gig economy. As the author says, the way to actually increase pay for workers is to have barriers to entry (1/4)

Andy Garin@andygarin.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Data-driven research, at its best, presents you with results that surprise you. 😲 When I began studying Seattle's minimum pay standard for delivery drivers, I personally expected to see high-attachment delivery drivers making more money after the policy went into effect. 1/13

Very interesting paper on gig work. What does it show? That there is substantial surplus in the gig work relationship and proposed regulation of such work would cause a decline in that surplus. However, I think there is one issue (1/)

AEA Journals@aeajournals.bsky.social · 2y ago

Forthcoming in the AER: "Who Benefits from Online Gig Economy Platforms?" by Christopher T. Stanton and Catherine Thomas. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...