Generate causal evidence on gig and platform work in low- and middle-income countries.
This opportunity is open to researchers affiliated with universities or research institutions with demonstrated interest and capacity to conduct field-based research on gig work, labor markets, or digital economies in LMICs.
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Submit your Expression of Interest to terry.muthahhari@idinsight.org by May 2nd, 2025. We look forward to supporting your work to make the digital economy sector more inclusive and equitable for workers around the world.
IDinsight is a mission-driven global advisory, data analytics, and research organization that helps global development leaders maximize their social impact. We tailor a wide range of data and evidence tools, including randomized evaluations and machine learning, to help decision-makers design effective programs and rigorously test what works to support communities. We work with governments, multilateral agencies, foundations, and innovative non-profit organizations in Asia and Africa. We work across a wide range of sectors, including agriculture, education, health, governance, sanitation, and financial inclusion. We have offices in Dakar, Lusaka, Manila, Nairobi, New Delhi, and remote. For more information, please visit idinsight.org.
The Digital Economy Research Impact Initiative (DERII) is a five-year initiative (funded by the Gates Foundation) to study the digital economy and its welfare implications on gig workers using platforms that provide location-based services in three countries – India, Kenya, and Indonesia. The full research report from the three countries is available here.
A five-year initiative to study the digital economy and its welfare implications on gig workers.