The rapid ascent of digital platforms and the gig economy has prompted concerns about the gender pay gap. The results show that in the gig economy, gender continues to be a crucial determinant of workers' earnings, with women earning 85% of what men earn on a monthly basis. Nevertheless, in...

Die 12. ZAAR-Tagung, gemeinsam veranstaltet vom Zentrum für Arbeitsbeziehungen und Arbeitsrecht der Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München und dem Lehrstuhl PR III der Bucerius Law School, beschäftigt sich mit dem digitalen Wandel, der durch die COVID-19-Pandemie beschleunigt wird, und...

We propose a model of "trade" between high income and low-income groups where the rich being scared of the spread of infection hires the poor to engage them in exposure-intensive outdoor activities as workers in the household industry. People who endure hardships and sustain exposure to...