Otto Kässi is a labour economist with a background in econometrics. His research concentrates on empirical study of online labour markets.
Email: otto.kassi@oii.ox.ac.ukTel: +44 (0)1865 280793
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Otto is working in the ERC funded project iLabour: The Construction of Labour Markets, Institutions and Movements on the Internet. The project examines online labour markets that form part of the so-called “sharing economy”, examining their social and policy implications.
His work includes collecting data from online labour markets and analysing it with statistical and econometric methods.
Otto earned both Master’s and Doctoral Degrees from the University of Helsinki. His studies concentrated on labour economics with a particular emphasis in econometric and statistical methods. Prior to joining OII, Otto worked in an online advertising startup as a data scientist.
Research interests
econometrics, labour economics, statistics, data analysis, online labour markets
Positions held at the OII
- Researcher, December 2015 –
Latest blog posts
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Mapping the demand for online labour
Date Published: 27 October 2016
Authors: Otto Kassi
Our colleagues over at the Geonet project have drawn some wonderful maps based on our Online Labour Index country data. The open vacancies are plotted ... Read More Mapping the demand for online labour
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How is online work classified in the OLI?
Date Published: 21 September 2016
Authors: Otto Kassi
The Online Labour Index is an index measuring the changes in the volume of projects transacted in major online platforms. As a part of OLI, ... Read More How is online work classified in the OLI?
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How the Online Labour Index is constructed
Date Published: 18 September 2016
Authors: Otto Kassi
The Online Labour Index is an index that measures the utilization of online labour platforms over time and across countries and occupations. Online labour ... Read More How the Online Labour Index is constructed
Current projects
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iLabour: The Construction of Labour Markets, Institutions and Movements on the Internet
Participants: Professor Vili Lehdonvirta, Dr Otto Kässi, Greetje (Gretta) Corporaal, Dr Alex J. Wood
The iLabour project is premised on the idea that a fundamental change is taking place in labour markets. It seeks to understand the social and policy implications of this momentous shift.
Past projects
Conference papers
- (2016) “Not a Lot of People Know Where It Is”: Liabilities of Origin in Online Contract Work. Collective Intelligence, NYU, New York, 31 May – 2 September 2016.
- (2016) "Building the Online Labour Index: A Tool for Policy and Research", CSCW 2016 workshop on The Future of Platforms as Sites of Work, Collaboration and Trust,.
Journal articles
- (2014) "Earnings dynamics of men and women in Finland: Permanent inequality versus earnings instability. Empirical Economics", Empirical Economics: a quarterly journal of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna. 46 (2) 451-477.
- (2013) "Demand spillovers of smash-hit papers: evidence from the ‘Male Organ Incident’", SpringerPlus. 2 (1).
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Prizes for OII staff and students at Oxford’s OxTalent awards
22 June 2017
The OII picked up prizes at Oxford's 2017 OxTALENT awards, which recognise members of the University who have made innovative use of digital technology.
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Rise of online work captured in the first Online Labour Index
21 September 2016
The Online Labour Index is a tool that measures the utilisation of online labour markets in near realtime. It shows us how much work is being done, and what kinds of skills are being utilised.
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Mapping the demand for online labour
27 October 2016
Author: Otto Kassi
Our colleagues over at the Geonet project have drawn some wonderful maps based on our Online Labour Index country data. The open vacancies are plotted ... Read More Mapping the demand for online labour
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How is online work classified in the OLI?
21 September 2016
Author: Otto Kassi
The Online Labour Index is an index measuring the changes in the volume of projects transacted in major online platforms. As a part of OLI, ... Read More How is online work classified in the OLI?
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How the Online Labour Index is constructed
18 September 2016
Author: Otto Kassi
The Online Labour Index is an index that measures the utilization of online labour platforms over time and across countries and occupations. Online labour ... Read More How the Online Labour Index is constructed
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Building the Online Labour Index
25 February 2016
Author: Otto Kassi
“While it may seem trivial if, for example, a housewife spends ten minutes filling out an online survey for a dollar, if there are ... Read More Building the Online Labour Index
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Building the Online Labour Index
25 February 2016
Author: Otto Kassi
“While it may seem trivial if, for example, a housewife spends ten minutes filling out an online survey for a dollar, if there are ... Read More Building the Online Labour Index