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Rice University: Access to Gig Economy May Spur Small Business Creation, Study Finds
February 01, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release:

The gig (or short-term job) market is often more transitory than the traditional freelancing market. The flexibility and low barrier to entry of these jobs gives would-be entrepreneurs fallback opportunities that reduce their financial risk, argues Yael Hochberg , professor in entrepreneurship and finance at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business .

Hochberg and her co . . .

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