Role of the Gig Economy in Developed and Developing Economies: What Is and Has Been the Impact of This Sector on Economic Mobility and Contribution to the Country's GDP? A Case Study of India and the USA
This paper compares the gig economy in India and the United States, using NITI Aayog household surveys and IRS tax records respectively. Both sectors grew quickly through the 2010s. India's gig workforce rose from 2.52 million in 2011–12 to 6.80 million in 2019–20, with 23.5 million projected by 2029–30, while American...