Kasim Saiyyad is a PhD candidate in applied economics and management at Cornell University, New York, and a Tata-Cornell Institute Scholar. His research focuses on agriculture, livelihood, and nutrition economics in low- and middle-income countries.
A researcher becomes a ‘partner’ in a food delivery app for two months. What he experiences and learns from his fellow workers is that in the underbelly of India’s vaunted gig economy are low and…
