数字劳动力平台的盈利难题

IF 1 4区经济学 Q3 ECONOMICS

Review of Radical Political Economics Pub Date : 2023-07-19 DOI:10.1177/04866134231183213

Zhongjin Li, Hao Qi

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摘要

通过研究将客户与零工工人联系起来的数字劳动平台，我们试图解决这样一个难题:为什么这些劳动平台，如网约车公司和外卖公司，尽管它们承诺以更有效的方式动员和利用平台的劳动力，但它们的盈利能力仍然很弱。对全球十大劳动力平台的盈利能力进行了程式化的分析，并对其成本结构进行了描述性分析。我们进一步认为，数字劳动平台固有的生产模式和竞争模式对这一盈利难题至关重要，因为它们决定了生产中剩余价值提取的上限，以及劳动平台产生利润的沉重财务负担。JEL分类:P12, E24, D40

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The Profitability Puzzle of Digital Labor Platforms

By examining digital labor platforms that connect customers with gig workers, we attempt to solve the puzzle concerning why these labor platforms, such as ride-hailing companies and food delivery companies, continue to suffer weak profitability even though they promise a more efficient way to mobilize and utilize the platform’s labor force. Stylized facts on the profitability of the top ten global labor platforms and a descriptive analysis of their cost structures are presented. We further argue that the modes of production and competition inherent in digital labor platforms are critical to this profitability puzzle because they determine the upper limit of surplus value extraction in production and the heavy financial burden of profit generation for labor platforms. JEL Classification: P12, E24, D40

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Review of Radical Political Economics ECONOMICS-

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2.50

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7.70%

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期刊介绍： The Review of Radical Political Economics (RRPE) promotes critical inquiry into all areas of economic, social, and political reality. As the journal of the Union for Radical Political Economics, RRPE publishes innovative research in political economy broadly defined including, but not confined to, Marxian economies, post-Keynesian economics, Sraffian economics, feminist economics, and radical institutional economics. We are actively seeking submissions concerned with policy, history of thought, and economics and the environment. RRPE reflects an interdisciplinary approach to the study, development, and application of radical political economic analysis to social problems.