kaal:claim:3128900-006

The cost structure of centralized micro task systems, which require intermediation, produces significant overpricing that does not benefit the workers themselves.

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First and foremost, the cost structure for micro task work in centralized systems that necessitate intermediation results in significant overpricing without benefiting the micro task workers directly.

From

Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation (2018), 1 Problems in Centralized Mechanical Turk, p. 6
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3128900 · source PDF

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Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3128900

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centralized systems that necessitate intermediation

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failuresupport: evidencedfailure: Intermediation overpricingfamily: valuation-and-pricing-failuredecentralization

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