gig economy
18 episodes mention this concept
FreakonomicsMar 25, 2026In a Driverless World: The Economic and Social Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Human Labor
TechnologyAutonomous vehicles (AVs)Gig economyMarket disruptionTaxi medallions
EconomicsExplainedSep 28, 2025The Looming Threat of Stagflation: Misleading Data, Policy Misalignment, and Global Consequences
EconomicsStagflationInflationUnemploymentEconomic growth
NewEconomicThinkingAug 7, 2024The Illusion of Migration as Development: An Exploitative Global Regime
EconomicsEconomic imperialismDebt trapTemporary labor programsRemittances- EconomicsExplainedFeb 24, 2024
Canada's Population Trap: The Economic Dilemma of Uncontrolled Immigration and Stagnant Productivity
EconomicsPopulation trapSkilled migrationEconomic stimulusPer capita output - NewEconomicThinkingOct 28, 2022
FTC Chair Lina Khan on Revitalizing Antitrust, Consumer Protection, and Digital Market Regulation
EconomicsSection 5 of the FTC ActUnfair methods of competitionSherman ActRule of Reason standard - NewEconomicThinkingMar 9, 2022
Reckoning with America's Identity Crisis: Plutocracy, Democracy, and the Path Forward
PsychologyPlutocracyReputational laundromatPax AmericanaLiberal democracy - NewEconomicThinkingFeb 10, 2021
The Digital Revolution and the State: Venture Capital, Industrial Policy, and Global Transformations
EconomicsIndustrial policyMission-driven R&DNeoclassical economicsNational income accounting 
lexfridmanJan 4, 2021The Synergy of AI and Human Intelligence in Speech-to-Text Services with Dan Kokotov of Rev.ai
TechnologySpeech-to-text (STT)Automated Speech Recognition (ASR)Word Error Rate (WER)Natural Language Processing (NLP)- NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
Technology, Education, and Opportunity: Bridging Global Inequalities in a Post-Pandemic World
TechnologyDigital systems expertiseFuture of workFuture of opportunityDemocratization of education - NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
Rethinking the 21st Century Social Contract Amidst COVID-19: Fragility, Inequality, and Technological Acceleration
EconomicsSocial Contract (21st Century)Fragility of WorkIncome InequalityGig Economy - NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
Joseph Stiglitz: An Economy Without Spare Tires - Pandemic Response, Neoliberalism, and the Crisis of Governance
EconomicsAggregate demand insufficiencySupply and demand shockEconomic resilienceCrisis preparedness - NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis: Confronting High-Tech Dystopia and Forging a Green New Deal Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
EconomicsDisaster CapitalismShock DoctrineScreen New DealGreen New Deal - NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
Thea Lee: Unmasking the Deep Roots of US Economic Dysfunction and the Path to a More Equitable Future
EconomicsEconomic dysfunctionPublic health crisisLabor market dysfunctionWage stagnation - EconomicsExplainedAug 9, 2020
The Arbitrary 40-Hour Work Week: Origins, Inefficiencies, and Future Alternatives
Economics40-hour work weekIndustrial RevolutionDiminishing returnsFactors of production - NewEconomicThinkingDec 11, 2019
The Inescapable Politics of Economics: Five Reasons Why Economics is Political Economics with Ha-Joon Chang
EconomicsPolitical economicsGovernment economic policyLaissez-faireMarket failure approach - EconomicsExplainedJul 17, 2019
The Economics of Automation: What Does Our Machine Future Look Like?
EconomicsAutomationSupply and DemandWage StagnationUniversal Basic Income (UBI) - NewEconomicThinkingMay 25, 2018
The Three-Player Game of Innovation: State, Speculation, and Market in the Digital Age
EconomicsInnovation EconomyFrontier InnovationMission-Driven StateFinancial Speculation - NewEconomicThinkingDec 12, 2017
The Future of Technology, Platforms, and Economic Paradigms: Rewriting the Rules
EconomicsTechnological changePlatform economicsAlgorithmic managementWinner-takes-all platforms
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