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

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  • Eichhorst, Werner

    (University of Bremen)

  • Hinte, Holger

    (IZA)

  • Rinne, Ulf

    (IZA)

  • Tobsch, Verena

    (E-x-AKT WIRTSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG)

Abstract

This paper assesses the importance of digitalization in Germany and other developed countries with a particular attention to the potential or actual impact it may have on the labor market. Referring to available empirical evidence, we document the already developing transformation of occupations and forms of employment and the role of the platform economy, including the phenomenon of solo self-employment. We then derive current and future challenges for social protection and suggest some ideas to update social insurance in the face of these new challenges.

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  • Eichhorst, Werner & Hinte, Holger & Rinne, Ulf & Tobsch, Verena, 2016. "How Big is the Gig? Assessing the Preliminary Evidence on the Effects of Digitalization on the Labor Market," IZA Policy Papers 117, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    JEL classification:

    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy

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