Liya Palagashvili @MissLiyaP Twitter profile

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Liya Palagashvili

2 years

The world of work is changing. More & more Americans are choosing flexible & entrepreneurial jobs. But our policies often cling to the past, like @USDOL 's contractor rule. Instead, let's look to the future: Flexible work benefits for a flexible workforce:

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

5 months

Life comes to full circle! The last time I testified for House Ed & Workforce (last April), I was 6 weeks pregnant, and now this April I’m back in the same room with my 4-month old 🥰

Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

5 months

I’m about to testify for the House Education & The Workforce committee on the future of work and flexible benefits for a flexible workforce! Watch it starting at 9am!

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

5 months

#EconTwitter : My RA is heading to Duke to pursue his PhD in economics. We are now looking for a new RA/pre-doc to work with me on labor econ and applied micro: candidates can apply here and let me know if you have any questions! @econ_ra

Susannah Petitt

@susannahebarnes

5 months

📣 We're hiring a predoc! Come work with @MissLiyaP and I on applied micro/labor econ! More info here ⤵️ @econ_ra

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Department of Labor’s independent contractor rule makes an egregious assessment that 100 percent of impacted contracting jobs will turn into employment jobs. Not grounded in any research and aftermath of AB5 shows this will not be the case

House Committee on Education & the Workforce

@EdWorkforceCmte

1 year

. @RepGrothman and @MissLiyaP discussing the cost of DOL's proposed rule that would effectively fire independent contractors across the nation. Q: "Do you find Labor's cost assessment of its rule to be realistic?" A: "It's not grounded in any economics research."

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

8 months

Our new study on California's #AB5 : ⏩Self-employment and overall employment significantly decreased post-AB5 ⏩Occupations w/ high level of self-employment saw greater reductions in employment (~28%) ⏩ No robust evidence that traditional (W-2) employment increased post AB5

Scott Lincicome

@scottlincicome

8 months

New @mercatus analysis of CA's #AB5 finds it: ❌Reduced self-employment (-10.5%) AND overall employment (-4.4%); ❌Disproportionately hurt occupations w/ high levels of self-employment; ❌Did NOT increase traditional (W-2) employment as intended Failure.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

4 months

My Mother's Day piece for @Discourse_Mag on making the future of work brighter for women In honor of the youngest member of our household, who came along to my @EdWorkforceCmte testimony last month & to my Joint Economic Committee briefing 10 days ago!

Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

4 months

A privilege to write the Mother's Day piece for @Discourse_Mag Two key labor market developments are making the future of work brighter for working moms 1 remote work as an employee 2 growth in nontraditional work (freelancing, gig work, contracting)

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

PRO Act, CA's AB5, and @USDOL 's pending independent contractor rule all reflect a narrative that the way to help independents is to make them employees. I challenge that narrative & highlight innovative policies that welcome millions of Americans who are choosing flexible work

reason

@reason

2 years

The PRO Act is a desperate, misguided attempt to restore a labor union golden age.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

🚨IRS study: Those who had a criminal record more likely to do gig work than employment. “These findings suggest that non-traditional work arrangements..may be an increasingly important avenue of work for those who have previously had a criminal record.”

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Independent work provides vital income opportunities for millions of older workers. Older workers are more likely to be independent contractors than any other age group. 📺My Senate testimony today, at 34:19 🗒️Written testimony:

Independent Work Provides Income Opportunities for Millions of Older Americans

Good morning, Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, and members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. It is an honor to testify before you.My name is Liya Palagashvili, and I am an economist at...

www.mercatus.org

Senator Bob Casey

@SenBobCasey

1 year

At 9:30am @SenateAging is holding a hearing, “Beyond the 9 to 5: Dismantling Barriers and Building Economic Resilience for Older Workers.” Tune in below 📺

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

5 months

I’m about to testify for the House Education & The Workforce committee on the future of work and flexible benefits for a flexible workforce! Watch it starting at 9am!

Unlocking Opportunity: Allowing Independent Contractors to Access...

About the Committee:Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans are committed to fostering the best opportunities for students to learn, workers to suc...

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

I think the point here is that the “narrative” becomes unclear if it’s so highly sensitive to small changes. For example if the “narrative” falls apart by choosing a different base year of comparison, can really we put all our trust into this one stat?

Oren Cass

@oren_cass

1 year

Economists are the best. Yes, Dept of Labor says wages rose 1% over the past 50 years. But we prefer a different timeframe. And a different inflation measure. And let us tell you about other things that are better. We are full of adjustments to make things look better.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Thank you! What would this look like if we included the value of fringe benefits? Benefits today make up a larger share of the typical employee's pay than they did 40 years ago. We wrote about this in @WSJ 9 years ago:

Donald Boudreaux and Liya Palagashvili: The Myth of the Great Wages 'Decoupling'

In The Wall Street Journal, Donald J. Boudreaux and Liya Palagashvili write that there is no disconnect between productivity and worker pay if you use more accurate measures.

www.wsj.com

Oren Cass

@oren_cass

1 year

By popular demand, I've created a snapshot that uses the timeframe and deflator that some economists seem to prefer. It is [checks chart] still a disaster. Feel free to RT with your enthusiastic endorsements.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Good news everyone: Egg Greed is falling, so you can buy cheap eggs again! Stock up on cheap eggs now before Egg Greed goes up again

Justin Wolfers

@JustinWolfers

1 year

Thankfully scientists appear to have developed a cure for corporate greed.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

@NathanPGoodman & I apply behavioral economics to policing and argue that bundled services exacerbate biases within the police such that it would increase the chances of traffic stops turning violent. We argue for @ATabarrok & @DKThomp proposals on unbundling police services

Nathan P. Goodman

@NathanPGoodman

2 years

In this article, @MissLiyaP and I apply behavioral public choice to analyze American policing.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Policies that restrict independent work are anti-abundance agenda driven because they seek to reduce the number of work opportunities and the diversity of work. Work opportunities come in many different shapes & sizes. In today’s economy, traditional employment is but one option

Discourse Magazine

@Discourse_Mag

1 year

"These policies are anti-abundance agenda driven in that they seek to reduce the number of work opportunities and restrict the diversity of work to only a traditional employment arrangement."

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

How many criminal laws has Congress created? A new @washingtonpost piece draws on our research (w @EconPatrick ): ~5,199 sections in U.S. code that create a crime. We estimate that between 1982 to 2019, the number of federal criminal offenses increased by 73 percent

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

6 months

Massachusetts is having a hearing about the gig economy--whether transportation and delivery app-based workers are independent contractors or employees, whether they can form a union & other issues. I'm about to provide expert testimony, live here:

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

I spoke with Bloomberg TV about the gig economy & portable benefits. Key takeaways🧵 *Gig jobs (eg Uber, Doordash) account for less than 10% of the independent contractor workforce *Workers on gig platforms are mostly supplemental earners Segment: 2:00:00

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

6 years

Is the gig economy shrinking? My newest op-ed on the BLS data @WSJ @WSJopinion

Don’t Be So Sure the Gig Is Up

Contract work has fallen as a share of employment, a BLS study finds. But there are reasons to doubt it.

www.wsj.com

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

@oren_cass Hi Oren, I follow your work and just read your book! But my understanding of the point here is that timeframe and other adjustments do matter because if the story rests on this one stat, it needs to be robust and not so sensitive to changes.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

@TheOtherRBG @rebeccaonion @Slate @miss_glory @PrincetonUPress Rebecca, doesn’t your experience as a participant actually showcase that not all participants “idolize” the thinkers? I’ve done a recent program too but I’ve noticed that most participants never read Hayek, Ostrom. It seemed the program was about exposing thinkers for first time

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

3 years

Four 'gig work' misconceptions driving counterproductive reforms

Four ‘gig work’ misconceptions driving counterproductive reforms

Designing smart solutions for independent workers starts with understanding that the workforce is diverse.

thehill.com

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

4 months

I wrote about rush hour pricing in my chapter on the economics of dynamic pricing in @MrRBourne 's "War on Prices" book. Dynamic pricing can be helpful toward meeting customer needs, reducing waiting times and even minimizing food waste ( @Wendys !) .

The War on Prices: How Popular Misconceptions about Inflation, Prices, and Value Create Bad Policy

www.amazon.co.uk

Christine McDaniel

@christinemcdan

4 months

If @Wendys wants to experiment with rush hour prices, they should be able to do it. Without getting attacked by Washington. Lots of industries charge different prices for different times of the day like taxis, Uber, restaurant delivery services.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Another example of misleading research to sell a narrative. Missing context: driving is the occupation w the highest murder rate. This was true even before Uber: 2013 BLS data show that taxi drivers & chauffeurs’ murder rate was almost twice of police:

Charted: The 20 deadliest jobs in America

Logging workers are at the top of the list.

www.washingtonpost.com

National Employment Law Project

@NelpNews

1 year

. @Uber ’s business model is to push risks on drivers – and it’s responsible for dangerous conditions. @GigWorkersRise published a report that found 31 app workers were murdered on the job in 2022 – 77% POC & at least 26% immigrants. We demand safety NOW! #UberDriversUnite

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Thank you to the Senate Aging Committee for the opportunity to testify about the growing independent workforce and how it is providing income opportunities for millions of older workers @SenateAgingGOP @SenateAging 🗒️Written testimony:

Independent Work Provides Income Opportunities for Millions of Older Americans

Good morning, Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, and members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. It is an honor to testify before you.My name is Liya Palagashvili, and I am an economist at...

www.mercatus.org

Senate Aging Committee

@SenateAgingGOP

1 year

Thank you for testifying @MissLiyaP and sharing your insights on the independent workforce at our hearing today.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

8 months

Our @mercatus study on California's AB5 finds no consistent evidence that w-2 employment increased for non-exempt occupations in California post-AB5. Instead we find declines in self-employment and overall employment for affected occupations.

A Deep Dive into our Study on California's AB5

We compare the employment outcomes of occupations that were affected by AB5 in California to those same occupations in other states before and after AB5 was enacted

liyapalagashvili.substack.com

Kevin Kiley

@KevinKileyCA

8 months

A blockbuster study confirms what we've known for years: Gavin Newsom destroyed hundreds of thousands of jobs when he signed AB 5. Biden's national version of the law will do the same for millions of Americans. Congress must pass my legislation to nullify it. The authors of

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

As we enter into a pivotal moment for the American labor movement, it’s time to rethink and redesign aspects of our institutional labor framework Two key changes can unlock the future of an innovative and worker-centric labor movement 👉My Labor Day piece in @NewsweekOpinion

Newsweek Opinion

@NewsweekOpinion

1 year

We Need New Types of Unions to Represent New Types of Workers

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

6 years

@geoffmanne I think they should have had this image in the background while you spoke! @HalSinger

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

It’s an honor to join the Board of Advisors for Liberty Ventures, an ecosystem of purpose-driven investors and entrepreneurs aligned on advancing a free and prosperous future. LV is launching on Monday at #sxsw2023 . Livestream at

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Alexander McCobin

@amccobin

2 years

Liberty Ventures is launching this Monday! You can register for LV's launch or the whole day of programming at , or sign up for the livestream at . And, on Monday, March 13th, visit to learn!

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

4 years

"Are Aid Agencies Changing their Practices?" (with co-author Claudia Williamson), Journal of International Development. Take a look: @bill_easterly

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

7 months

Thanks @scottlincicome for highlighting our @mercatus study on California's AB5 Full paper: Check out also my summary of the piece:

New Study on California AB5 and Implications for the Department of Labor’s Independent Contractor...

Self-employment and overall employment significantly decreased in California post-AB5, and we find no robust evidence that traditional (W-2) employment increased post AB5

liyapalagashvili.substack.com

Scott Lincicome

@scottlincicome

7 months

My new Capitolism @TheDispatch looks at the potential effects of new federal regulations re independent work, and what a new study re California's AB5 says about them (spoiler: nothing good) "Collateral Damage in the War on ‘Gig Work’"

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Inspired by @DKThomp ’s abundance agenda, I connect it to my immigration story. Abundance is what made my American Dream come true—and it can for millions of other working families today—if we put abundance of work opportunities at the center of this agenda

Abundant Work Opportunities Can Revitalize the American Dream

An abundance agenda can help more American Dreams come true—and an abundance of work opportunities must be at the center of this initiative

www.discoursemagazine.com

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

What will be the impact of the @DOL ’s independent contractor rule for workers? Join me at 10:15am today for my testimony before the House Committee on Education & the Workforce @EdWorkforceCmte You can watch live here: More info:

Workforce Protections - 118th Congress Profile

CONTACT: 2176 Rayburn House Office Building, RATIO: 6/4 , Republican: Clerk.LCS.Web.Models.CommitteeMemberViewModel, Clerk.LCS.Web.Models.CommitteeMemberViewModel, Clerk.LCS.Web.Models.CommitteeMem...

clerk.house.gov

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

9 years

Honored to be selected as a 2016 Forbes '30 under 30' along with rockstars @anjiecast @ckoopman @robbysoave @JaredMeyer10 @RyanRadia !

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

I highlighted #1 today in my testimony for the House! Not many people realize this about the app-based workforce

Andy Garin

@andy_garin

1 year

What is new is the rise of app-based gig work since 2014. Two things to know about this: 1. A lot of people do it, but it's almost always supplemental to their W-2 income and the amounts earned are small 2. It is virtually *all* transportation work (driving/delivery) 4/

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Yes. And same logic for police unions. "The ability of police to collectively bargain led to a substantial rise in police killings of civilians, with a greater impact on people of color." @PeterBoettke @NathanPGoodman @jmelemke

How Police Unions Enable and Conceal Abuses of Power

Some labor leaders are pushing to expel police unions if they don’t reform.

www.newyorker.com

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

1 year

Former Lady Gaga Manager TROY CARTER: "I don't know how in good conscience any politician can look at what's happening right now with schools and still support the teachers unions."

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

This is great and long overdue.

President Biden

@POTUS

2 years

As I’ve said before, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. Today, I’m taking steps to end our failed approach. Allow me to lay them out.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 months

Check out my chapter for the @ArchbridgeInst 's state policy agenda -- it focuses on lifting barriers to opportunity by enabling flexible benefits reforms for independent workers Flexible Benefits for a Flexible Workforce IS the Future of Work! @mercatus

Archbridge Institute

@ArchbridgeInst

2 months

We are excited to share a new state policy agenda focused on social mobility. This report highlights eight policies to empower upward mobility throughout the lifecycle. Each essay is accompanied by a legislative guide to enact change. 📎

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

When you see the term “gig worker” referenced in a news article, what comes to mind first? (Or add your answer choice in the replies) 👇

Uber, Lyft, Doordash, etc

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ANY app-based workers

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Contractors/self-employed

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Low-paid contracting jobs

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

There is bipartisan support for flexible work benefits for a flexible workforce. Senators Mark Warner & Todd Young introduced bill to test portable benefits models & 2 days ago, a portable benefits plan was introduced in Utah:

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Arguably the most important initiative in this day and age: Pluralism, civil exchange, and discourse are the heart of everything we do.

Ben Klutsey

@BenKlutsey

1 year

Grateful for the opportunity to work with @StatePolicy , @KristiKendall1 et al on this forthcoming documentary on polarization and bridging divides. We learned so much talking w/ fellow citizens across the country. Check out the trailer!

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

6 months

The Department of Labor ( @USDOL ) independent contractor rule goes into effect today. Check out my piece on what the rule means for the gig economy and the growing independent work sector & how to think through the potential costs & benefits of the rule

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Why does Italy have an abundance of beautiful landscapes, food and art, but not an abundance of work opportunities?

Abundant Work Opportunities Can Revitalize the American Dream

An abundance agenda can help more American Dreams come true—and an abundance of work opportunities must be at the center of this initiative

www.discoursemagazine.com

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

9 months

Work opportunities come in many different shapes and sizes. In today’s economy, traditional 9-5 employment is but one option My latest in Labor Market Matters:

Expanding the Variety of Jobs

Work opportunities come in many different shapes and sizes. In today’s economy, traditional 9-5 employment is but one option

liyapalagashvili.substack.com

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

8 months

Would be happy to participate in this task force @AGEllison

Fight4Freelancers Minnesota

@F4FMinnesota

8 months

The @AGEllison 's task force is once again showing its bias against the self-employed in #minnesota by taking testimony from a union-backed group named NELP. Why not hear from someone like @MissLiyaP who has studied the impact of AB5?

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

10 months

What are the five biggest myths surrounding the "gig economy"? ⏩Myth 1: The Majority of the Independent Workforce Are “Gig Economy” Workers ⏩Myth 2: The Majority of Gig Workers Are Full-time Earners on the App

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

10 months

⏩Myth 3: Most Gig Workers Don’t Have Access to Health Insurance ⏩Myth 4: Independent Contractors Want To Be Traditional Employees ⏩Myth 5: Large companies Are Primarily to “Blame” for the Growth of Independent Contracting

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

3 years

Want a quick glimpse into the latest immigration research and next steps for immigration reform? Join us tomorrow with top thought-leaders, including @AlexNowrasteh @adambcox of @nyulaw . co-hosted by @mercatus Register here and see you tomorrow!

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

7 years

Awesome podcast at @a16z on "The Why Behind the Weird" Loved the book!

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

8 months

❗ New Study Alert❗ What happened in California post-AB5? ⏩ Self-employment and overall employment significantly decreased post-AB5 ⏩Occupations w/ high levels of self-employment saw greater reductions in employment (~28%) ⏩No robust evidence that W-2 employment increased

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Make Housing Great Again, vote for Emily #Hamilton2023 @ebwhamilton

New Liberals 🌐🇺🇦

@CNLiberalism

1 year

The Yglesias Region (Shill 16) --- (6) Professional Reply Guy @RyanRadia vs (7) Mercatus Research Fellow @ebwhamilton

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

A key problem is that laws written almost a 100 years ago DO NOT allow benefits to go to independent contractors. Did you know the @USDOL and @IRSnews openly discourage and prohibit companies from voluntarily providing benefits or making contributions to independent contractors?

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

3 years

Immigration event starting in 1.5 hours - take a lunch break and join us for a glimpse into the latest immigration research and next steps for immigration reform, with @AlexNowrasteh , @adambcox of @nyulaw , co-hosted by @mercatus :

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

4 years

From afar, the state of American entrepreneurialism seems like a Jackson Pollock painting — messy, disorganized and without a central intent or focus.

America’s unique brand of entrepreneurism is, and always has been, a source of hope for the future

Many of us started the new decade with high hopes and renewed aspirations, and instead, this year delivered a devastating blow. For all the setbacks and...

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

This means the problem is not “Uber’s business model,” the problem is with the occupation itself. Recall taxi drivers have always been independent contractors. An opportunity for comparative analysis here: are murder rates lower for Uber drivers compared to taxi drivers?

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

@DietmarPichler1 Sadly they need to be allied with Iran because of threat of Azerbaijan on one side and Turkey on the other side.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

Today I had the opportunity to testify on Utah's portable benefits bill--it would be the first one in the country to remove the legal barriers that prevent companies from providing benefits or making contributions for independent contractors👇

Utah’s Portable Benefits Bill: Supporting Gig Workers and the Independent Workforce

Chair Bramble and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to speak today.

www.mercatus.org

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

6 months

Remote working is making the future brighter for working mothers and @OrrellAEI is making the future brighter for *THIS* working mother by providing excellent contributions to Labor Market Matters while I am on maternity leave : ) Thank you Brent!

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

8 months

Want to hear about the findings from our new @mercatus study on California AB5 and implications for the Department of Labor independent contractor rule? Join the Institute for the American Worker @Inst4AW briefing today at 11am! Webinar registration link:

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

6 years

Incredible & beautiful story, and close to my heart. Please give it a read. "Sustained strain can break the heart. People who walk to freedom often carry that strain for the rest of their lives, invisible, but ever-present."

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

9 years

Technology, startups, and regulation conference at NYU - March 8th - FREE @TechCrunch @ForbesTech @AlleyBoost

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

Four years ago today, my first piece in the NYT @nytopinion

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

. @jenniferdoleac : in case this data is of interest to any of your econ & crime researchers! It's publicly available on our website. We'll soon release the state-by-state data as well

CrimLaw

www.quantgov.org

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

Graph from paper using tax data: from 2001–2016, share of workers with IC has grown by 22% while the share of workers who were employees only decreased by 1.5%. Top industries of IC growth: professional, scientific, & technical, healthcare & other services

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

7 months

While it does appease activists, the new @USDOL independent contracting rule is not a simple “labor wins” story. The DOL is taking a gamble that enough new employees will offset all of the contracting job losses from the new regulation.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

3 years

My latest in @thehill on how misconceptions about "gig work" (like equating small fraction of gig workers as ALL independent workers) is driving bad policy.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

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A privilege to write the Mother's Day piece for @Discourse_Mag Two key labor market developments are making the future of work brighter for working moms 1 remote work as an employee 2 growth in nontraditional work (freelancing, gig work, contracting)

Celebrate Mother’s Day by Increasing the Availability of Flexible Work

In this week’s Editor’s Corner, Mercatus senior research fellow and mother of two Liya Palagashvili helps us celebrate Mother’s Day with some thoughts on working moms

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

There are some low-hanging fruit, simple federal & state reforms that will provide marginal steps toward a better world. We need innovative policy reforms that will create a fairer system for all workers—both employees and self-employed workers.

Flexible Benefits for a Flexible Workforce: Unleashing Portable Benefits Solutions for Independent...

Political leaders from left to right are grappling with how to approach the challenges caused by the rapid growth of an independent workforce. Today, 1-in-10 workers engage in independent work as...

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

8 years

@imovement thanks for the share -- here's another longer piece co-authored with @Jon_Hartley_ @Forbes @ForbesTech :

New Obama Overtime Regulations Could Harm Tech Startups And Small Businesses

This piece is co-authored by Jon Hartley and Liya Palagashvili. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez (Photo Credit: Lonnie Tague, United States Department of Justice) The Department of Labor has just...

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

5 months

The latest in Labor Market Matters is my written testimony for the House Committee on Education & the Workforce hearing last week, check it out! @mercatus Testified alongside @Gabby_Hoffman & @ktsharp2

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

6 years

. @schneider_irena telling the powerful story behind the launch of . @HiLyrical and how this platform creates solutions for funding scientific research. It’s an incredible idea, check it out!

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

4 months

It was a privilege to contribute to this excellent book. I wrote about the economics of dynamic pricing models (e.g. Uber's surge pricing, rush hour pricing, Taylor Swift concert tickets, airlines, etc.)

Scott Lincicome

@scottlincicome

4 months

"War On Prices released today!" @MrRBourne

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

5 months

Boom! The flexible benefits revolution is here! At @mercatus , we are on the forefront of the flexible benefits for a flexible workforce research. Congrats to @DoorDash & @StrideHealth on bringing our research to life! Links to our work below 👇

DoorDash Launches Benefits Program for Pennsylvania Delivery Drivers

DoorDash Inc. is paying its delivery couriers in Pennsylvania additional money for a limited time to cover some benefits that are normally reserved for full-time employees.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Pivotal moment in our labor movement as conservatives are now joining progressives in embracing the vital role of “pro-worker” policies. The real question is: what ARE pro-worker policies? Policies that provide job security or policies that generate more work opportunities?

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

8 years

Thank you Pete! As you can see in the article, you have changed my life!!!

Peter Boettke

@PeterBoettke

8 years

Liya P getting well deserved recognition from GMU. Spoiler alert: she is amazing!

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

8 years

@USDOL didn't consider how overtime regulations will impact startups @nickgillespie @reason @jcness @StartupGrindNYC

New Obama Overtime Regulations Could Harm Tech Startups And Small Businesses

This piece is co-authored by Jon Hartley and Liya Palagashvili. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez (Photo Credit: Lonnie Tague, United States Department of Justice) The Department of Labor has just...

www.forbes.com

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

@JenSinger @djdebutante @veenadubal Thanks for sharing! I'm really trying to get a sense of what that term means for people (especially because news articles seem to use it a lot, but then there seems to be a mismatch between the data they cite).

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

5 months

@OrrellAEI @four4thefire @FreeManDespair @TheRealBeliveau @GriffinFill @phoxie58 @GreenPlusAnE @ConservaMuse @AnikVJoshi @tunguz @KeithNHumphreys @DanielDiMartino This is such a pleasant surprise! Thank you Brent!

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

8 months

⏩Self-employment fell by 10.5 percent on average, while overall employment fell by 4.4 percent on average ⏩Our findings suggest that AB5 did not simply alter the composition of the workforce as intended, with more workers becoming employees and fewer workers as contractors

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

9 years

So excited that this year's Nobel prize in economics goes to Angus Deaton!Thanks @bill_easterly for introducing me to his work #GreatEscape

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

7 months

@OrrellAEI 's latest in Labor Market Matters tackles the question of how to build a career in the age of AI Planning for this uncertainty may require investing in broad skill sets that give workers a diversified “portfolio” of capacities. @mercatus @AEI

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

7 months

A recent AEI ( @AEIecon ) survey shows that when it comes to making job decisions, flexibility trumps all. A striking 78 percent of American workers say flexibility in their job is “one of the most or a very important” factor in looking for a job.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

9 years

Uber victory! Amazing illustration of putting public pressure on politicians to stay accountable to citizens @travisk http://t.co/WacIcuzLHt

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

4 months

We are accustomed to “surge pricing” when requesting Ubers during rush hour or booking last-minute flights. But dynamic pricing is now creeping into our daily lives -- is that a bad thing? I address this in @MrRBourne 's new book "The War on Prices"

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

How to solve the nursing shortage? This @WSJ article highlights how platforms like @CareRev are connecting independent nurses with hospitals who need shifts filled. Great example of flexible labor supply & role of independent workforce. @MeloVitor_

Nurse Shortage Pushes Hospitals Into the Gig Economy

Apps are luring workers to open shifts with higher pay and shorter hours.

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Linda H. Aiken

@LindaAiken_Penn

1 year

Hospital #nursestaffing committees do not work; legislation should set minimum nurse staffing requirements. Read the excellent article linked below in the @StarTribune . #NurseTwitter

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

8 years

The DOL overtime regulations drag the nature of our 21st century jobs back into the 20th century. My latest oped:

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

@GeneSohoForum @JoshEakle Hi Gene! How are you?! I just to share a perspective: from my part of the world, it’s Putin/Russia that is the war machine, and sadly it’s true. No former soviet republic can have freedom from Russia: when they try, Putin starts problems and a war (see Georgia, Armenia, etc.).

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

2 years

Thanks @Gabby_Hoffman ! Reclassification polices are tools of the past trying to solve the challenges of the future. Portable benefits offer sustainable solutions in the long run as the nature of work continues to change and flexible and diverse forms of work become the new norm

Gabriella Hoffman

@Gabby_Hoffman

2 years

. @MissLiyaP ’s latest @mercatus policy brief on portable benefits offers an antidote to forced worker reclassification pushes from regulators and lawmakers. Benefits should be decoupled from employers and should follow workers. Read more at @IWF

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

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Our new study on California’s AB5: self-employment drops while there’s no robust evidence of an accompanying increase in traditional employment

New Study on California AB5 and Implications for the Department of Labor’s Independent Contractor...

Self-employment and overall employment significantly decreased in California post-AB5, and we find no robust evidence that traditional (W-2) employment increased post AB5

liyapalagashvili.substack.com

reason

@reason

8 months

California's attempt at forcing gig workers to become traditional employees backfired by driving many of those workers out of their jobs.

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Liya Palagashvili

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🚨 New podcast 🚨 with THEE incredible @OrrellAEI on Hardly Working, we discuss: 👉Rise of new work arrangements 👉Substackers, Instagram influencers, and the “creative class” of workers 👉How to welcome workers into the future economy

Liya Palagashvili on benefits for nontraditional workers

In this episode of Hardly Working, I speak with Liya Palagashvili, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University as she walks us through her professional journey and...

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

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⏩Instead, AB5 is associated with a significant drop in self-employment and overall employment in California Summary of results at Labor Market Matters: Full paper:

Assessing the Impact of Worker Reclassification: Employment Outcomes Post–California AB5

One-third of Americans now earn income through some form of independent contracting. But they are increasingly hindered from doing so by policies such as California Assembly Bill 5 that restrict the...

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

It was a pleasure to be a part of the Workforce Futures Initiative with @AEI @BrookingsInst & @Kennedy_School contributing to the findings on gig, contract & non-traditional work arrangements (with my co-experts @dkoust & Susan Houseman).

WFI: Gig Workers

“Gig,” Contract, and Nontraditional Workers Brent Orrell compiled this summary. A recurring theme of the Workforce Futures Initiative has been how little we know about the evolving needs of workers...

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

6 years

@NYCSpeakerCoJo Why not congestion pricing rather than capping? It’s more effective solution without having all the downside that New Yorkers and drivers will face.

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

Listen to Pete!!

Peter Boettke

@PeterBoettke

1 year

Listen to Liya

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

9 years

@pmarca Lol! I'm working on an op-Ed right now analyzing this "congestion" justification. Really what's going is politics, mainly, the taxis

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

New Morning Consult survey result is consistent with the IRS tax data: majority of app-based "gig workers" use these jobs to supplement W-2 income. This helps explain why most of them do not prefer to be employees, since they are already full or part time employees elsewhere

Adam Kovacevich

@adamkovac

1 year

I've never seen this question asked before: Are you as a gig worker also a W2 employee somewhere else? 69% say yes. 5/

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

5 months

More & more Americans are choosing flexible forms of work. But our policies often cling to the past. Did you know that @USDOL & @IRSnews openly discourage/prohibit benefits for independent contractors? @Libertas , @StrideHealth have brought our ideas at @mercatus to life in Utah

Caden Rosenbaum

@CadenRosenbaum

5 months

Change is slow. Over a year after we passed the first-of-its-kind bill in Utah, SB 233, I'm so thrilled to see portable benefits taking root. Shoutout @MissLiyaP , whose ideas inspired this whole thing!

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

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Summary of the results here: Full study available here: @mercatus

Assessing the Impact of Worker Reclassification: Employment Outcomes Post–California AB5

One-third of Americans now earn income through some form of independent contracting. But they are increasingly hindered from doing so by policies such as California Assembly Bill 5 that restrict the...

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Liya Palagashvili

@MissLiyaP

1 year

An important question here is what is the pattern for wage growth by occupation & by establishment size? Relevant because small employers/"Main Street businesses" may struggle to raise wages, and I wonder how much that accounts for lower wage growth in certain occupations?

Oren Cass

@oren_cass

1 year

5/ The pattern repeats across all sorts of occupations where purported shortages exist: wage growth barely above zero, and way below the economy-wide level and the rate of productivity growth. Again, you can’t claim “shortage” when this is what's happening to the price of labor.

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