Labor and service-based platforms in the sharing economy:

an opportunity for entrepreneurs

Authors

  • Jacques Bulchand-Gidumal Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • Santiago Melián-González Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Abstract

On-demand and gig economy are names commonly used when discussing issues related to labor in the collaborative economy. Some of the specific digital platforms in this economy (such as TaskRabbit and Upwork) are quite popular. The term digital labor market has been suggested to distinguish the work mediated by these platforms from that of the traditional labor market. This study collects the characteristics commonly attributed to the digital labor market and analyzes them based on data about 465 workers extracted from two important digital labor platforms. Our results confirm and refine some of the beliefs found in the literature.

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Published

2019-09-23