Liya Palagashvili
- Senior Research Fellow
Liya Palagashvili is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her primary research interests include entrepreneurship, regulation, and the gig economy. She has published academic articles, book chapters, policy papers, and articles in media outlets such as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. In 2016, she was named one of the Forbes' "30 under 30" in Law & Policy. Palagashvili was an Assistant Professor of Economics at State University of New York-Purchase and earned her Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University.
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Assessing the Impact of Worker Reclassification: Employment Outcomes Post–California AB5
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Expanding the Variety of Jobs | Labor Market Matters
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Employment Outcomes Post California's AB5 | Labor Market Matters
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Labor Myth Busting Series: The Gig Economy | Labor Market Matters
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Is a “Good Job”? | Labor Market Matters
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Assessing the Impact of Worker Reclassification: Employment Outcomes Post–California AB5
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Expanding the Variety of Jobs | Labor Market Matters
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Employment Outcomes Post California's AB5 | Labor Market Matters
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Labor Myth Busting Series: The Gig Economy | Labor Market Matters
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Is a “Good Job”? | Labor Market Matters
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Exploring How Regulations Shape Technology Startups
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
POLICY SPOTLIGHT: The Gig Economy
Paving the Path for Independent Workers
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Women as Independent Workers in the Gig Economy
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Employee vs. Independent Worker
A Framework for Understanding Work Differences
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Unintended Consequences of Restrictions on H-1B Visas
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Are Aid Agencies Changing their Practices?
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Evaluating Aid Agencies
Challenges, Comparisons, and Causes of Best Aid Practices
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Disrupting the Employee and Contractor Laws
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
African Chiefs: Comparative Governance under Colonial Rule
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Federalism and the Police
An Applied Theory of "Fiscal Attention"
Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
The Future of America's Workforce--Innovative, Mobile, and Independent
Barriers to entering the workforce are falling and workers are embracing this newfound flexibility.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
Lessons from Liberalism: Insights for the Current Immigration Debate
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
Lessons From Liberalism: Insights for the Current Immigration Debate
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Liya Palagashvili on the Gig Economy | AEI's "Hardly Working Podcast"
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Liya Palagashvili on Policy-ish Talk - The PRO Act
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
New Data on the Gig Economy and Women in the Freelancing World
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Liya Palagashvili on American Radio Journal - The PRO Act
Latest Work
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Portable Benefits for Self-Employed and Independent Workers in Ontario
Ontario Portable Benefits Advisory Panel
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
How To Help Improve Understanding of Alternative Work Arrangements and the Gig Economy
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Evaluating the Department of Labor’s Withdrawal of the Independent Contractor Rule
Public Interest Comment Submitted to the US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Comment on the Department of Labor's Overtime Rule
Letter Submitted to the Wage and Hour Division, US Department of Labor
- | Regulation Regulation
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Utah’s Portable Benefits Bill: Supporting Gig Workers and the Independent Workforce
Utah House Business and Labor Standing Committee
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Is a “Good Job”? | Labor Market Matters
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Future of Flexible Work Is Female | Labor Market Matters
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
No, AI Is Not Ripping off Uber Drivers | The Hill
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How To Learn To Stop Worrying and Love Surge Pricing | The Hill
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How an Obscure Labor Rule Could Make Recession Inevitable | The Hill
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Utah Is the First State to Truly Welcome the Gig Economy | The Salt Lake Tribune
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary