Regulating the Platform Economy: How to Protect Workers While Promoting Innovation

John Zysman, Martin Kenney, Jan Drahokoupil, Agnieszka Piasna, Georgios Petropoulos, Willem Pieter De Groen, Zachary Kilhoffer, Karolien Lenaerts and Nicolas Salez
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John Zysman: University of California
Martin Kenney: Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy
Jan Drahokoupil: European Trade Union Institute
Agnieszka Piasna: European Trade Union Institute
Georgios Petropoulos: Bruegel
Willem Pieter De Groen: Centre for European Policy Studies
Zachary Kilhoffer: Centre for European Policy Studies
Karolien Lenaerts: Centre for European Policy Studies
Nicolas Salez: Centre for European Policy Studies

Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2017, vol. 52, issue 6, 328-328

Abstract: Abstract The rise of the platform economy has made it a topic of great interest among European policymakers, as evidenced by the European Commission’s 2016 Communication “A European agenda for the collaborative economy”. The regulatory challenges facing policymakers are manifold, ranging from taxation to competition policy to worker protection. Furthermore, many basic aspects of the platform economy are unclear, such as its size, the number of workers who take part in it and, indeed, its very definition. What types of regulation are necessary to ensure that the benefits of the platform economy are maximised for all Europeans? How can the productivity gains associated with the platform economy be distributed throughout society? Perhaps most importantly, how can policymakers support innovation while also protecting consumers, workers and communities?

Date: 2017
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