Does regulation help? The impact of California‘s AB5 on Gig Workers

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Xunyi
dc.contributor.authorLin, Yu-Wei
dc.contributor.authorHan, Wencui
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-27T19:08:52Z
dc.date.available2022-12-27T19:08:52Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-03
dc.description.abstractThere is a widespread debate over how gig workers should be classified. The passage of California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) - a landmark legislation that aims to correct the misclassification of gig workers, has significant implications for workers, platforms, regulators, and the economy. In this research, leveraging the passage of AB5 as a shock for a natural experiment, we empirically investigate the impact of AB5 on gig workers in California to provide insights. With the data collected from a leading online labor market that connects clients and gig workers, we applied a Difference in Difference approach, and we found that the monthly earnings of gig workers in California, compared to those in other states, have a significantly higher increase after AB5 was signed into law. This effect stems from both increased daily earnings and increased working days. We discuss the implications for policymakers and platforms.
dc.format.extent10
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2023.436
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-6-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/103067
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCrowd-based Platforms
dc.subjectgig-economy
dc.subjectonline labor
dc.subjectregulation
dc.titleDoes regulation help? The impact of California‘s AB5 on Gig Workers
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