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

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  • John Zysman

    (University of California
    Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy)

  • Martin Kenney

    (Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy
    University of California)

  • 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)

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?

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  • John Zysman & Martin Kenney & Jan Drahokoupil & Agnieszka Piasna & Georgios Petropoulos & Willem Pieter De Groen & Zachary Kilhoffer & Karolien Lenaerts & Nicolas Salez, 2017. "Regulating the Platform Economy: How to Protect Workers While Promoting Innovation," Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics;Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), vol. 52(6), pages 328-328, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:intere:v:52:y:2017:i:6:d:10.1007_s10272-017-0698-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10272-017-0698-z
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    1. Wang, Jianda & Dong, Kangyin & Wang, Kun, 2023. "Towards green recovery: Platform economy and its impact on carbon emissions in China," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 969-987.

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