How Big is the Gig? Assessing the Preliminary Evidence on the Effects of Digitalization on the Labor Market

Werner Eichhorst, Holger Hinte, Ulf Rinne and Verena Tobsch

management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, 2017, vol. 28, issue 3, 298-318

Abstract: This paper assesses the importance of digitalization in Germany and other developed countries, with particular attention on the potential or actual impacts this process may have on the labor market. Referring to available empirical evidence, we document the transformation of occupations and forms of employment as well as the role of the platform economy, including the phenomenon of solo self-employment. We then derive current and future challenges for social protection and develop proposals to adapt social insurance systems to these new challenges.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.5771/0935-9915-2017-3-298

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