Online labour markets - levelling the playing field for international service markets? by Lehdonvirta, V, Barnard, H, Graham, M, Hjorth, I

“…To some extent this has now become a reality, with the rise of “online labour markets” that bring together buyers and sellers of intangible knowledge and service work from around the world. …”

The Financial and Emotional Costs of Caring Incurred by Men and Women in the British Labour Market by Barron, D, West, E

The new frontier of outsourcing: online labour markets and the consequences for poverty in the Global South by Wood, A, Graham, M, Lehdonvirta, V

“…Online labour markets (OLMs) represent an important innovation in international outsourcing, and are of growing importance to the world of work.…”

How to improve the human capital of older workers or the sad tale of the magic bullet. by Mayhew, K, Rijkers, B

“…Governments across much of the developed world are concerned to increase labour market activity rates and employment among older workers. …”

Building the online labour index: a tool for policy and research by Kassi, O, Lehdonvirta, V

“…We present our research agenda for building the Online Labour Index (OLI), the world’s first indicator of online labour market utilisation. We argue that a new aggregate index on online labour markets is needed for public policy and research purposes, and discuss the data collection efforts that this entails.…”

The consequences of forced migration for host communities in Africa by Ruiz, I, Vargas-Silva, C

“…Overall, the presence of forced migrants is positive for local economies, but there are multiple consequences of hosting displaced populations and some could be negative (e.g. environmental damage, competition for resources, labour market displacement). The implications of hosting forced migrants are also likely to be different across sectors of the host population and several papers identify ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ among the host community members. …”

“Not a Lot of People Know Where It Is”: Liabilities of Origin in Online Contract Work by Kassi, O, Lehdonvirta, V, Graham, M, Barnard, H, Hjorth, I

“…We examine what implications this new form of organizing has to the nature of the work, focusing on how online contractors’ geographic origin influences their labour market outcomes. Online contracting could potentially greatly increase the earnings of sufficiently skilled workers in low-income countries. …”