Denes, Matthew R.; Lagaras, Spyridon; Tsoutsoura, Margarita - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025
Platform intermediation of goods and services has considerably transformed the U.S. economy. We use administrative data on U.S. tax returns to study the role of the gig economy on entrepreneurship. We find that gig workers are more likely to become entrepreneurs, particularly those who are lower...