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How Has Covid-19 Affected The Gig Economy?

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday June 10 2020, @08:12PM   
from the let-me-count-the-ways dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

The arrival of the novel coronavirus and subsequent shutdowns of economies across the globe have caused hardships not seen in generations. But for business professors, it's also a once-in-a-generation research opportunity.

USC Marshall Assistant Professor of Marketing and Kenneth King Stonier Assistant Professor of Business 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 the sector.

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• Wishful thinking (Score: 4, Interesting) by looorg on Wednesday June 10 2020, @08:39PM

  by looorg (578) on Wednesday June 10 2020, @08:39PM (#1005981)

  The pandemic reminded these companies that without their users, they are not worth a penny. So I hope that this will fundamentally change the way they are treating their workers.

  That sounds a lot like wishful thinking. The sentiment is true, but that probably just made them scared. So once this is over and the companies stopped the financial bleeding, that is they survived, they probably want to bulk up for the next hit. Can't do that if the peons demand more pay and perks.

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