Dr. Steven J. Jensen
Founder, Gig Economy Institute
Dr. Jensen is a leading researcher on the impacts of gig work and has published extensively on the social and economic implications of the gig economy.
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Global Business / Economy
Is the Gig Economy Building a Generation of Entrepreneurs — or Just a Workforce Without Benefits Told to Call Itself Free?73% of gig workers say they feel more empowered than in traditional jobs — but 55% don't have health insurance and 67% aren't saving enough for retirement. Dr. Steven Jensen, Sara Horowitz, and Mark Schreiber debate whether the gig economy is genuinely building entrepreneurs or just rebranding economic precarity as freedom.