ISSN: 1896-382X
eISSN: 2353-2866
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DOI: 10.18276/epu.2018.131/2-08
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nr 131 (2) 2018
Implications of ICT-based platforms on labor markets – the case of Uber
| Authors: |
Anders
Henten
Aalborg University, Center for Communication, Media and Information Technologies Iwona Windekilde Aalborg University, Center for Communication, Media and Information Technologies |
| Keywords: | ICT platforms Uber |
| Whole issue publication date: | 2018-05-12 |
| Page range: | 22 (75-96) |
| Klasyfikacja JEL: | L91 O31 |
Abstract
ICT platforms mediating in the labor area build on labor markets with people being under-employed and/or part-time employed. The extent to which such platforms currently contribute to the general trends in part-time or self-employment can be difficult to assess, as the figures presently are relatively small in the large picture. But there can hardly be any doubt that these ICT platforms in the longer run will reinforce trends towards part-time employment and, at any rate, unstable work and work conditions
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