Gig Economy News For The Week Ending 6.26.2016

1. DWI arrests in Austin have risen by 7.5% (compared to same time last year) since Lyft and Uber have left the city (CBS KEYETV June 22, 2016)

2. Judge Grants Preliminary Approval To $27 Million California Lyft Driver Settlement (CBS SF Bay Area)

3. Eli Lehrer: The Future of Work (National Affairs, Summer 2016)

4. Austin launches sting operations against informal ride-sharing services (Reason June 21, 2016)

5. Airbnb rules easily pass Chicago City Council despite vocal opposition (Chicago Tribune June 22, 2016)

6. Seth Harris and Alan Krueger: “The Gig Economy: How To Modernize The Rules of Work To Fit With The Times” (Milken Institute Review)

7. Young Liberals Hail Uber and Lyft, But Not the Regulations (The Weekly Standard June 21, 2016)

8. Microsoft Research New York’s Glen Weyl discusses Uber on The Batchelor Show and his new paper with Wharton's Eduardo Azevedo on matching markets (Science May 27, 2016)