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"Platform work has introduced a new dimension of precarity in the labor market, as platform workers face high labor market risks and have limited access to social protection. The expansion of this employment status raises the question of whether platform workers have distinct social policy preferences from workers with similar socioeconomic backgrounds who are not employed in the platform economy. This paper empirically examines how and under what circumstances the social policy preferences of platform workers differ from those of other workers. We find that platform workers are more likely to demand more compensatory labor market policies than regular workers. Also, they are more likely to demand more social investment-type policies than regular and atypical workers who do not engage in the platform economy. We also find evidence for contextual effects: whereas welfare state generosity is associated with weaker demand from platform workers for compensatory labor market policies, it is associated with higher support for social investment. Our results suggest that the expansion of platform work will fuel demands for welfare expansion, specifically focusing on social investment."

"In this paper we focus on the impact of welfare institutions on the supply of platform workers. We assume that at the individual level the decision to engage or not in platform work depends on the available alternatives. As a result, we hypothesize that individual decisions can be explained as a consequence of welfare regime performance. In particular, we consider the ability of a welfare regime to: (1) provide effective protection against poverty; (2) to allow parents to reconcile work and family life; and (3) to facilitate a smooth transition from education to employment. Our general hypothesis is that failures in reaching one or more of these policy objectives will make participation in the platform economy more attractive, and hence increase the supply of workers. Empirically, we test our hypotheses both on macro- and micro-level data. We start by testing our macro-level hypotheses on a sample of 21 countries using two datasets on platform work (ETUI IPWS and COLLEEM II). At the micro-level, we use data on Germany and Spain. We find limited evidence in favour of our hypotheses. Higher rates of economic insecurity are associated with a stronger prevalence of platform work. At the macro-level, we also find support for the hypothesis that platform work is a response to the failure of supporting parents in reconciling work and family life. It also appears that online platform work may be an attractive option for tertiary educated people in countries with a strong labour market mismatch (e.g. Spain)."

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