The Online Platform Economy Through the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Greig ◽  
Daniel M Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Online Platform ◽  
Platform Economy

scholarly journals Is New Platform Work Different from Other Freelancing?

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 157-161
Author(s):  
Andrew Garin ◽  
Emilie Jackson ◽  
Dmitri K. Koustas ◽  
Carl McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Independent Contractor ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Suggestive Evidence ◽  
Freelance Work ◽  
Platform Economy ◽  
Policy Attention

The rise of freelance work in the online platform economy (OPE) has received considerable media and policy attention in recent years, but freelance work is by no means a new phenomenon. In this paper, we draw on IRS tax records to identify instances when workers begin doing online platform work versus other freelance/independent contractor “gig” work for firms. We find gig work occurs around major reductions in outside income and document usage over the lifecycle. Our results provide suggestive evidence on motivations for entering into each type of work.

Contractual Liability of Online Platform Operators: European Proposals and established Principles

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Maultzsch
Keyword(s):  
Recent Past ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Important Landmark ◽  
Economic Influence ◽  
Online Intermediary ◽  
Platform Economy ◽  
Proper Performance

Abstract The contractual responsibility of online platform operators has been subject to an intensive debate in the recent past. While the operators of transaction platforms usually seek the role of mere intermediaries without considerable liability for the proper performance of the main contracts, there is increasing support for extending their responsibility. The ‘Discussion Draft of a Directive on Online Intermediary Platforms’, published by a group of European scholars in 2016, can be seen as an important landmark in this debate. The following article will analyse the provisions of this draft on the platform operators’ liability towards the users of the platform. It shall be argued that strict transparency requirements on the role of the platform operators are to be welcomed but that other proposals for a tightened liability based on the idea of economic influence do not accord with established contractual principles which should hold true for the platform economy as well.

The Online Platform Economy as an Entrepreneurship-Based Strategy for Value Creation

2020 ◽  
pp. 182-200
Author(s):  
José Manuel Saiz-Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Independent Contractors ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Gig Economy ◽  
Platform Economy

The Online Platform Economy (OPE) is a part of the Gig Economy defined by the hiring of temporary and highly-flexible workers (freelancers and independent contractors) instead of full-time employees to perform tasks (“gigs”), as well as by using 4G and 5G ICTs-based technologies for crowdwork, crowdvoting, and crowdsolving. These online platform businesses provide businesses and consumers access to low-cost, on-demand labor. But gig workers' experiences are more complex, as they have access to very flexible, potentially autonomous work. They also deal with challenges caused by the nature of the work, its precariousness, and their relationships with online platforms. This chapter studies OPEs and the Gig Economy. The author defines the concept of the Gig Economy and its importance, and analyzes it through a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis. Then, the OPE, as a digital value creator, is studied. The chapter includes perspectives and conclusions.

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