"In recent years, there has been an increase in new forms of employment. Namely, thanks to the use of platforms in business and the emergence of the "gig economy", there are gradual changes in this domain. These include part-time, temporary, informal, and unpaid family work. This type of...

Foreword: Galaxy incognito / Kjell A. Nordström -- A journey of a thousand miles : an introduction to the digitalization of labor / Anthony Larsson -- Behind the history of labor : technology as the driving force / Alexander Bard, Jan Söderqvist, and Anthony Larsson -- The substitution of...

Through a series of studies, the overarching aim of this book is to investigate if and how the digitalization/digital transformation process causes (or may cause) the autonomy of various labor functions, and its impact in creating (or stymieing) various job opportunities on the labor market....

Several recent studies find that as of 2015, a significant share of working-age adults in the United States participates in nonstandard work arrangements. Such arrangements tend to lack long-term employment contracts and are often referred to as "gig economy" jobs. This paper investigates the...