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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.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @12:37PM
The "Gig Economy" was bullshit to start with. That was something that should not have existed in the first place. It was a half assed way of dealing with the crash back in 2008 perpetuated by smart phone vendors advertising their apps as a way to distribute labor requests. The reigns on this were already being pulled in as laws and regulations catch up.
Now that the economy is almost as fucked as the great depression, of course what was left of this is falling apart.