Economists love a good mystery. Before the pandemic, one thing they puzzled over was the steady rise in the number of self-employed people in Britain’s labour market — a stronger trend than in most other developed countries. Now there is a new mystery: where on earth they’ve all gone. When the pandemic hit, the ranks of the self-employed fell sharply and they show no sign yet of bouncing back.
經濟學家喜歡難解的謎團。疫情爆發前，讓他們困惑的一件事是，為什么英國勞動力市場中自我雇傭者的數量穩步上升——勢頭比大多數其他發達國家都要強勁？現在又有了一個新的謎團：這些自雇者都去哪兒了？疫情爆發后，自雇者的數量急劇下降，目前毫無回升的跡象。
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