In their article "Exploding myths about the gig economy", Bughin and Mischke (2016) discuss different aspects of the independent work force in economies and how it is hard to evaluate its upsides and downsides because of wrongfully depiction from out-of-date statistics. Since technology has evolved in such a rapid speed compared to traditional economic theories of growth, it most likely has resulted in an out-of-date way to consider how individuals now can earn income and contribute to economic growth through more than one singular choice of livelihood. Economic models are built on assumptions of traditional ways to earn an income, which policymakers are most likely to follow for simple, comprehensible legislation. However, since the independent work force is increasing due to both extensive technology developments and an increased wish for autonomy and flexibility can cause traditional economic models to become outdated too alongside old legislation since policymakers have a significant impact on economic growth.
Due to varying rates of independent workers by choice Bughin and Mischke (2016) found between countries, it would be interesting to look closer at whether satisfaction of independent work is a factor which corresponds with economic growth. Since the authors do not bring up how satisfaction of independent work by choice is affected by a country's economic state it could be an issue to further investigate. Spain for instance has an independent working force of 58% and compared to Sweden's and the UK's percentage of 74% it is worth to notice whether these percentages would change correspondingly with an economy's well-being. Otherwise, it could reflect on an issue harder to define, for instance cultural aspects differentiating between countries as well. This reflects back onto Bughin and Mischke's main concern with the independent work force; it is an issue hard to measure but a topic of discussion worth having.
Josefin,
SvaraRaderaI understand what you are getting at overall, but often your sentence construction is hard to follow.
For example, you say; “Since the authors do not bring up how satisfaction of independent work by choice is affected by a country's economic state it could be an issue to further investigate. Spain for instance has an independent working force of 58% and compared to Sweden's and the UK's percentage of 74%”. I’m not sure what exactly you’re saying here. The original article doesn’t say the 58% of all Spanish workers and 74% of all Swedish/UK workers are independent workers.
Here’s another unnecessarily long and difficult to follow sentence: “However, since the independent work force is increasing due to both extensive technology developments and an increased wish for autonomy and flexibility can cause traditional economic models to become outdated too alongside old legislation since policymakers have a significant impact on economic growth.”
My suggestion is that you consider using several shorter sentences for this type of communication – blogs, emails, etc. This will make your message clearer and more accessible to your readers.
Josefin,
SvaraRaderaI think your reflection is interesting. You reference to the article in a proper way and I like your introduction when you describe the main features in the article.
I find your idea about to further investigate the satisfaction of independent work by choice, is affected by a country's economic state, very interesting. I would be very entertaining and exciting to read a study from that point of view.
You use quit long sentences in your text and it´s make it hard to read. Sometimes I have problems to understand and have to read the same sentence several times. The text would be more clear and easy to read, if the sentences are shorter and clearly written.
Overall the reflection is interesting and it has a good end, which summarizes the main features in Bughin and Mischke's article.
Josefin,
SvaraRaderaI think this is a well written reflection with a good language. I like the part where you suggest to further investigate the correlation between independent workers and economic growth. I agree with you saying that there is a risk for traditional economic models to become outdated if policymakers do not pay attention to the change of employment structure. Like the others said, some sentences are a bit too long, but overall I think this is a very good reflection.