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Can Africa Show How Gig Workers Get a Fair Share in the Digital Economy?
Amolo Ng’weno
and
David Porteous
October 15, 2018
The digital economy and the gig economy are on a collision course in Africa. For decades, the informal sector has been the engine of employment growth across the continent, with gig work a big part of that.
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Let’s Be Real: The Informal Sector and the Gig Economy are the Future, and the Present, of Work in Africa
Amolo Ng’weno
and
David Porteous
October 15, 2018
It’s time we recognized the truth about the future of work in Africa: it isn’t in the growth of full-time formal sector jobs. The future of work will be people working multiple gigs with “somewhat formal” entities. This is already true, and it will be for the foreseeable futu...
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Why Is Development Missing from the Migration Advisory Committee Report?
Arthur Baker
and
Owen Barder
September 24, 2018
Last week’s report from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)—an independent body commissioned by the Home Office—included some good suggestions for the UK government, such as removing the cap on high-skilled immigration. However, the committee also made the rather extre...
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What Can Today’s Robots Reveal About Development Tomorrow?
Charles Kenny
and
John Polcari
September 05, 2018
In July, CGD launched a study group on Technology, Comparative Advantage, and Development Prospects. This project builds on a large body of existing research from its members and other scholars at the Center. To give you a quick primer on the group’s work, let’s look back at some of thei...