# Digital Economy and Work Transformation

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/digital-economy-and-work-transformation-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 369,133 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the impact of the gig economy and digital labor platforms on the labor market, highlighting issues such as worker precarity, algorithmic control, and labor market flexibility. It delves into the exploitation of platform workers and the transformation of traditional labor markets by online freelancing and platform capitalism. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12501 |
| Works | 82,208 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Daron Acemoğlu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/daron-acemoglu/)
- [Paul DiMaggio](https://scholariq.org/researchers/paul-dimaggio/)
- [Anselm Strauss](https://scholariq.org/researchers/anselm-strauss/)
- [Jon Kleinberg](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jon-kleinberg/)
- [Alejandro Portes](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alejandro-portes/)
- [David Autor](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-autor/)
- [C. Michael Hall](https://scholariq.org/researchers/c-michael-hall/)
- [David Card](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-card/)
- [John Van Reenen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-van-reenen/)
- [Luciano Floridi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/luciano-floridi/)
- [Manuel Castells](https://scholariq.org/researchers/manuel-castells/)
- [Lawrence F. Katz](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lawrence-f-katz/)

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