Mostly Economics Podcast #47: Disposable Workers with Paul Osterman

Dean Baker talks with MIT economist Paul Osterman about his new book, Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment. Osterman explains how employers avoid W-2 responsibility for workers through contracting, freelancing, and "marginal" jobs, now affecting roughly 35% of the workforce, and what it means for pay, safety, and job security.--Follow Dean Baker and CEPR https://x.com/deanbaker13 https://x.com/ceprdc https://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/ceprdc.bsky.social