Lessons from the rise in self-employment

<div>Independent work, self-employment and the gig economy have been evolving in the past decade, changing our understanding of traditional employment. However, with the rise in self-employment comes the need to adapt our laws and legislation to accommodate pension schemes and benefits that many self-employed do not have, compared with their traditional counterparts.<br>  <br> In this episode of The Sound of Economics, <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/people/giuseppe-porcaro">Giuseppe Porcaro</a> is joined by <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/people/diane-mulcahy">Diane Mulcahy</a> and <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/people/milena-nikolova">Milena Nikolova</a> of Bruegel, to discuss the future of self-employment, what it means for traditional workers, and what it entails for policymakers.<br> <br> <em>This podcast was produced within the project “</em><a href="https://www.bruegel.org/future-work-and-inclusive-growth-europe"><em>Future of Work and Inclusive Growth in Europe</em></a><em>“, with the financial support of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.<br> </em><br> <strong>Relevant Publications:<br> </strong><br> </div> <ul> <li>Nikolova, Milena (2022) ‘<a href="https://www.bruegel.org/blog-post/can-working-solo-be-good-entrepreneurs">Can working solo be good for entrepreneurs?</a>’, <em>Bruegel Blog</em>, 13 July</li> <li>Gruber-Risak, M., Hatzopoulos, V. and D.Mulcahy (2022) ‘<a href="https://www.bruegel.org/policy-brief/policies-support-self-employed-labour-markets-future">Policies to support the self-employed in the labour markets of the future</a>’, Policy Contribution 08/2022, Bruegel</li> <li>Christie, R., M. Grzegorczyk and D. Mulcahy (2022) ‘<a href="https://www.bruegel.org/policy-brief/better-pensions-european-unions-self-employed">Better pensions for the European Union’s self-employed</a>', <em>Policy Contribution</em> 05/2022, Bruegel</li> </ul> <div> <br> <br> </div>