Lecture | Talks
Political Economy and Public Policy Talk: Evaluating the Political Power of Platform Companies
- Date
- Wednesday 11 December 2024
- Time
- Address
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Schouwburgstraat
Schouwburgstraat 2
2511 VA The Hague - Room
- A2.02
Platform companies drive competitive, short-term labor markets, offering affordable services like cleaning and delivery. While platforms wield political power by mobilising consumers against regulation, this study explores their limits. Using conjoint experiments across six countries, we examine when consumer self-interest outweighs solidarity with precarious workers.