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Working in the gig economy. Evidence from the Italian food delivery industry

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  • Cristina Giorgiantonio

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Lucia Rizzica

    (Bank of Italy)

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The use of online platforms as intermediaries between the demand for and supply of labour has grown in recent years, both in Italy and abroad. We analyse this phenomenon by providing, in particular: i) an overview of the current debate on how to regulate this sector, specifically with respect to the contractual arrangements and the set of protections to be guaranteed to the workers; ii) a review of the existing empirical evidence concerning the extent of the phenomenon and its main characteristics, both in Italy and abroad; and iii) a case study on the food delivery industry in Italy, with an analysis of the individual characteristics and careers of the delivery operators involved.

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  • Cristina Giorgiantonio & Lucia Rizzica, 2018. "Working in the gig economy. Evidence from the Italian food delivery industry," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 472, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
    • Handle: RePEc:bdi:opques:qef_472_18
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    Keywords

    gig economy; labour markets regulation;

    JEL classification:

    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
    • J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets

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