Unemployment Benefits in the US During the Pandemic

Alex speaks with Liya Palagashvili about the state - and the meaning - of the gig economy and how history can show the not-so-novel nature of modern labour.

References

1. Liya’s articles, The Mercatus Center

Link: https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/liya-palagashvili?utm_source=ad_link&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=scholar_branding&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgJa6BhCOARIsAMiL7V_UHKSWyzs0ydt2lCaeIHXRbhZXVi_aQuJgZo1Wo_T-Ijxa6Esw8DEaAg-REALw_wcB 

2. Liya’s Substack

Link: https://liyapalagashvili.substack.com/ 

3. “Employee vs. Independent Worker” by Liya Palagashvili and Paola Suarez

Link: https://www.mercatus.org/research/working-papers/employee-vs-independent-worker 

4. “Survey of Household Economics and Decision Making” by the Federal Reserve

Link: https://www.federalreserve.gov/consumerscommunities/shed.htm