Modern markets for all w/ Wingham Rowan - EP167

<p>In The New Yorker, Wingham Rowan was described as a “labor reformer” who “wants to reimagine labor markets for the digital age.” In episode 167 of Economics Explored, Wingham talks to host Gene Tunny about the potential of Public Official e-Markets. Wingham is a former British TV presenter who is now the managing director at Modern Markets for All (MM4A), a non-profit seeking to advise governments on the possibilities of new market technologies. </p><p>Please get in touch with any questions, comments and suggestions by emailing us at <a href="mailto:contact@economicsexplored.com">contact@economicsexplored.com</a> or sending a voice message via <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/economicsexplored">https://www.speakpipe.com/economicsexplored</a>. </p><h3>Links relevant to the conversation</h3><p>Wingham Rowan’s Modern Markets for All website:</p><p><a href="http://modernmarketsforall.com/">http://modernmarketsforall.com/</a></p><p>TheMM4A non-profit:</p><p><a href="https://www.mm4a.social">https://www.mm4a.social</a></p><p>New Yorker coverage of Wingham’s work:</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/should-gig-work-be-government-run">https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/should-gig-work-be-government-run</a></p><p>CIGI article by Wingham in which he argues “Market platforms are a natural monopoly; governments should dare to think about how they might initiate an alternative version for citizens and businesses.”</p><p><a href="https://www.cigionline.org/articles/its-time-to-build-public-utilities-for-essential-digital-services/">https://www.cigionline.org/articles/its-time-to-build-public-utilities-for-essential-digital-services/</a></p><p>Modern Markets Initiative:<a href="https://www.modernmarketsinitiative.org/"> https://www.modernmarketsinitiative.org/</a></p><p>Articles on workforce scheduling tools:</p><p><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151116006112/en/Kronos-Workforce-Central-8-Fastest-Adopted-Product-Release">https://www.businesswire.com/news/hom