Online Labour Index Measuring the Online Gig Economy
Online Labour Index: Measuring the Online Gig Economy for Policy and Research Otto Kässi, Vili Lehdonvirta Oxford Internet Institute NTTS 2017 Brussels 27/10/2020
Introduction § More and more work is transacted digitally via online platforms which algorithmically match workers to employers § Can have deep and wide-ranging implications to workers, firms, governments. . . § Current statistics published by statistical agencies are ill suited to capture these phenomena 27/10/2020
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Why are official statistics so bad at measuring digital labour? § If work is transacted fully digitally, it is mostly falls outside of traditional statistical categories § § § Platform work is mostly a source of additional income No statistical category for “digital work” Tax evasion Large share of online workers live in developing countries Platforms may be reluctant to report to local authorities 27/10/2020
What is the Online Labour Index? We track open, completed and new projects on major online labour market platforms in (almost) real time § We only look at platforms where the trancsaction is fully digital § Output § Index for new vacancies posted; § broken down by occupation type, and employer country; § and published as an interactive visualisation and an open data set in http: //ilabour. oii. ox. ac. uk/online-labour-index/ § 27/10/2020
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