Uber, the ride-sharing company launched in 2010, has grown at an exponential rate. This paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of the labor market for Uber's driver-partners, based on both survey and administrative data. Drivers who partner with Uber appear to be attracted to the...

Uber, the ride-sharing company launched in 2010, has grown at an exponential rate. This paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of the labor market for Uber's driver-partners, based on both survey and administrative data. Drivers who partner with Uber appear to be attracted to the...

Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- What Does the Gig Economy Mean for Workers?( -- Summary -- Introduction -- An Overview of the Gig Economy -- Measuring Gig Workers: Data Issues -- Bureau of Labor Statistics Data: Contingent Workers, Alternative Employment Arrangements, and Self-Employed --...

Is the "sharing economy" really about sharing? -- How do the sharing economy and conventional businesses affect one another? -- Who benefits from the sharing economy? -- Is the sharing economy here to stay? -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index