The Digital Transformation of Labor: Automation, the Gig Economy and Welfare - Paperback

by Anthony Larsson (Editor), Robin Teigland (Editor)

Offers a thorough analysis of the research concerning the impact of automation on the labour force. The first chapter provides an overview of the state of research and literature in the field, while subsequent chapters address specific challenges that arise for policy-makers, (such as widening inequality and increased unemployment etc.)

Author Biography

Anthony Larsson (Ph.D.) is a researcher at the Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research (SIR), Sweden. He holds a Ph.D. from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. He also holds an MBA and M.Sc. degrees in political science, social anthropology, and business administration and economics respectively, as well as an associate degree in psychology.

Robin Teigland (Ph.D.) is Professor of Management of Digitalization in the Entrepreneurship and Strategy Division at the Department of Technology Management and Economics at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. She is also Professor of Business Administration with a specialization in strategic information systems management at the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.