@article{article_1627689, title={Digital Platforms and Informal Work: Can Digital Platforms Play a Role in Providing Adequate Social Protection for Informal Labor?}, journal={Ekonomi-tek}, volume={14}, pages={322–347}, year={2025}, author={Ersöz, Batuhan}, keywords={Dijital Platformlar, Enformel Emek, Kayıt Dışılık, Sosyal Koruma, Güvencesizlik.}, abstract={The creation of new employment opportunities by digital platforms in sectors characterized by informal economic activities could result in these platforms being regarded as a means of regulating such activities. Within the scope of this study, the ability of digital platforms to regulate informal work is examined in the context of the relevant literature and different country examples, and its consequences for labor are discussed from a critical perspective. As a result of the study, it is seen that digital platforms have a limited impact in terms of regulating informal activities. More importantly, in the absence of a strong institutional structure, the productivity-maximizing structure of digital platforms adapts to the structural features of informal work. As a result, a structure where the operations of digital platforms are integrated into the risks associated with informal work in terms of labor and precariousness is reproduced exponentially is encountered.}, number={2}, publisher={Türkiye Ekonomi Kurumu Vakfı}