A historical look at the creation of franchising. Read on Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Why has work become insecure? Historian Louis Hyman discusses the surprising origins of the “gig economy.” Read more

How do we think about regulatory frameworks for ridehail services? Researcher Alex Rosenblat shares insights from her book Uberland. Read on The Globe and Mail

Uberland chronicles the stories of drivers in more than twenty-five cities in the United States and Canada over four years, shedding light on their working conditions and providing a window into how they feel behind the wheel. Read on UC Press

Building off the research for her book Uberland: How Algorithms are Rewriting the Rules of Work, Data & Society Researcher Alex Rosenblat explains algorithmic management in the gig-economy. "Data and algorithms are present... Read on The New York Times

Silicon Valley hopes to leverage data in order to disrupt the credit systems that many low-wage workers rely on. But at what cost? The Workers Lab Co-Founder and CEO Carmen Rojas; Entrepreneur and Author Rachel Schneider; an... Read more

Journalist Sarah Kessler discusses her new book Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work. Kessler shares her analysis of the perils and promises of the platform gig economy in conversation with Data & Society's Ale... Read more

Drawing on conclusions from the Data & Society report Beyond Disruption, Researcher Alexandra Mateescu discusses surveillance of domestic care workers online. "Online marketplaces may not be the root cause of individual ... Read on Slate

In an op-ed for The New York Times, Data & Society Researcher Alex Rosenblat shatters the narrative that Uber encapsulates the entire gig-economy. "But this industry has, until recently, operated largely informally, with... Read on The New York Times

In this reading list, Data & Society Researcher Alexandra Mateescu and Postdoctoral Scholar Julia Ticona provide a pathway for deeper investigations into themes such as gender inequality and algorithmic visibility in the gi... Read on Points