Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/223622 
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2020
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[Journal:] IZA World of Labor [ISSN:] 2054-9571 [Article No.:] 471 [Publisher:] Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) [Place:] Bonn [Year:] 2020
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
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.
Subjects: 
gig economy
independent workers
flexibility
JEL: 
H2
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Article

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