The market-making matching of supply and demand – not any kind of sharing – defines online platforms. Extension of markets into new spheres may provide new opportunities, but it also undermines the key institution through which our societies organize protection of workers and set their pay: the employment relationship. Re-organisation of activities that traditionally relied […]
The ‘Tax Shift’: A Surrealist Fantasy
Reducing taxes on labour – personal income taxes and employers’ and employees’ social security contributions – is often seen as key to increasing employment levels. The latest crop of country-specific recommendations issued by the European Commission is a case in point. But the rationale for such a ‘tax shift’ is relatively weak. For most countries, it is likely to […]