Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This is reflected in immigration policies and many developed countries have created special visas and entry requirements in an attempt to attract immigrant entrepreneurs. Not...

Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This is reflected in immigration policies and many developed countries have created special visas and entry requirements in an attempt to attract immigrant entrepreneurs. Not...

Is "standard employment" still what it used to be? / Annette Bernhardt and Dave E. Marcotte -- Definition, composition, and economic consequences of the nonstandard workforce / Anne E. Polivka, Sharon R. Cohany, and Steven Hipple -- Limits to market-mediated employment : from deconstruction to...

The rapid emergence of gig economy platforms that use digital technologies to intermediate labour on a per-task basis has triggered an intense policy debate about the economic and social implications. This paper takes stock of the emerging evidence. The results suggest that gig economy...