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Labor in the Digital Economy - A Challenge or New Opportunities

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  • Elka Syarova

    (University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria)

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The main purpose of the paper is to present and systemize some aspects of restructuring of the labor within the digital economy concept. The object of the study are the main factors and theoretical concepts concerning the changes in the nature of work, and its subject - challenges and opportunities for the development of labor and the workforce in a digital economy. The report presents the new characteristics of the workforce and the introduction of the new information and communication technologies, revealing some of the challenges and as well as the new opportunities for labor and labor development.

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  • Elka Syarova, 2020. "Labor in the Digital Economy - A Challenge or New Opportunities," Nauchni trudove, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, issue 3, pages 245-260, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nwe:natrud:y:2020:i:3:p:245-260
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    Keywords

    digital economy; labor; labor market;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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