Automation, digitalisation and platforms: Implications for work and employment

Contents:
Introduction.
1. The foundations: Technological and socioeconomic change.
Division of labour.
Role of institutions.
2. Attributes of the digital economy.
Flexibility of production.
Availability of information.
Zero marginal costs.
Network effects.
Conclusions.
3. Implications for work and employment: Three vectors of change.
Automation of work.
Digitalisation of processes.
Coordination by platforms.
4. Commentary.
References.