# kaal:claim:3128900-020

**Claim.** Because platform access requires only an internet connection rather than a bank account, the decentralized design expands the micro task labor pool by up to 40 percent, including the unbanked.

**Type.** predictive  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- workers with internet access
- including unbanked workers

**Source quote.**

> The Semada Platform GUI gives access to anyone with an internet connection, including the unbanked. Thus, expanding the micro task labor pool by up to 40%.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation* (2018), 2 Decentralized Solutions for Mechanical Turk, page 10

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

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `381d72e85d976e2af852e8ec3bba87bc6a05ccb3349a2c3dd6f9e64de96ab4b0` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202018%20-%20Decentralized%20Mechanical%20Turk%20Through%20Verified%20Reputation.pdf

**Topics.** systemic-risk, economics

**Keywords.** labor-pool, unbanked, democratization, market-access

**Related claims.**

- restated_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4755632-014
- supported_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4734750-035

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