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

dc.contributor.author Wang, Xunyi
dc.contributor.author Lin, Yu-Wei
dc.contributor.author Han, Wencui
dc.date.accessioned 2022-12-27T19:08:52Z
dc.date.available 2022-12-27T19:08:52Z
dc.date.issued 2023-01-03
dc.description.abstract There 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.extent 10
dc.identifier.doi 10.24251/HICSS.2023.436
dc.identifier.isbn 978-0-9981331-6-4
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10125/103067
dc.language.iso eng
dc.relation.ispartof Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject Crowd-based Platforms
dc.subject gig-economy
dc.subject online labor
dc.subject regulation
dc.title Does regulation help? The impact of California‘s AB5 on Gig Workers
dc.type.dcmi text
prism.startingpage 3557
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