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Profesor Arun Sundararajan's book, "The Sharing Economy," is reviewed
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Excerpt from the Financial Times -- "Using his own research, Sundararajan finds that workers on digital marketplaces in the US earn slightly more than nondigital counterparts. A key challenge for these workers, however, is outdated employment laws that draw a line between independent contractors (such as Uber drivers, who work for themselves) and full-time employees, who are eligible for benefits. Sundararajan suggests a new category of 'dependent contractor', which would allow companies to provide some training and benefits without triggering full employment status."
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