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Is New Platform Work Different from Other Freelancing?

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  • Andrew Garin
  • Emilie Jackson
  • Dmitri K. Koustas
  • Carl McPherson

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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.

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  • Andrew Garin & Emilie Jackson & Dmitri K. Koustas & Carl McPherson, 2020. "Is New Platform Work Different from Other Freelancing?," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 110, pages 157-161, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:110:y:2020:p:157-61
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20201039
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    1. Andrew Garin & Emilie Jackson & Dmitri K. Koustas & Alicia Miller, 2023. "The Evolution of Platform Gig Work, 2012-2021," NBER Working Papers 31273, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. KURODA Sachiko & ONISHI Koichiro, 2023. "Exploring the Gig Economy in Japan: A bank data-driven analysis of food delivery gig workers," Discussion papers 23025, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    3. Joelle Abramowitz, 2021. "What We Talk about When We Talk about Self-employment: Examining Self-employment and the Transition to Retirement among Older Adults in the United States," Working Papers wp423, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center.
    4. Dmitri Koustas, 2020. "Insights from New Tax-Based Measures of Gig Work in the United States," CESifo Forum, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 21(03), pages 5-9, September.
    5. Philip Wollborn & David Dornekott & Ulrike Holder, 2023. "Entrepreneurial efforts and opportunity costs: evidence from twitch streamers," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 19(3), pages 1209-1238, September.

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    JEL classification:

    • D15 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Intertemporal Household Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market

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