Survey data of Platform Workers in Argentina 2018 (ETP18) from the Publication Platform Economy and Employment: What Is It Like to Work for an App in Argentina?

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ETP18 is a survey database on the key characteristics of platform economy activities and platform workers' perceptions in Argentina in 2018, produced by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the publication Platform Economy and Employment: What Is It Like to Work for an App in Argentina? Digital platforms have been a major global disruption in the world of work for nearly a decade and are relatively new in Argentina, where the entry of new platforms and foreign subsidiaries accelerated from 2016 onward.

What the survey covers

The survey was conducted with workers from 11 selected platforms: Mercado Libre, Airbnb, Uber, Cabify, Zolvers, Ando, Glovo, Rappi, Workana, Freelancer and IguanaFix. The database comprises a sample of 603 cases.

Methodology

A triangulation of selection strategies was used because workers on different platforms were not equally easy to reach. The sample was non-probabilistic, and the number of respondents per platform was set using uniform quotas that took into account the accessibility of workers for each platform. Because the sample is non-probabilistic, results should be interpreted as exploratory rather than as statistically representative of all platform workers in Argentina.

Use

The dataset supports research and policy analysis on the digital economy, digital platforms, labor markets and formal labor in Argentina and Latin America and the Caribbean. It is distributed as an XLSX database accompanied by a PDF metadata sheet.

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Metadata & use

Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/r33h-n818
License Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO
Related Knowledge Product
Citation

Madariaga, Javier, et al. (2019). Survey data of Platform Workers in Argentina 2018 (ETP18) from the Publication Platform Economy and Employment: What Is It Like to Work for an App in Argentina?. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/r33h-n818

Published date 2019-03-21
Modified date 2026-06-25
Tags/Keywords Digital Economy · Digital Platform · Formal Labor · Labor Market
Language
  1. Spanish
Temporal coverage 2018-2018
Country
Argentina
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Madariaga, Javier
Buenadicha Sánchez, César
Molina, Erika
Ernst, Christoph
Data collection type Survey Data
Statistical type Cross-sectional Data
Data structure Structured Data
Data notes

What is ETP18?

ETP18 is a survey database on the key characteristics of platform economy activities and platform workers' perceptions in Argentina in 2018. It was produced for the IDB publication Platform Economy and Employment: What Is It Like to Work for an App in Argentina?

Which platforms were included in the survey?

The survey covered workers from 11 selected platforms: Mercado Libre, Airbnb, Uber, Cabify, Zolvers, Ando, Glovo, Rappi, Workana, Freelancer and IguanaFix.

How large is the sample?

The database comprises a sample of 603 cases.

What geographic area and year does the data cover?

The data cover platform workers in Argentina in 2018.

How was the sample selected?

A triangulation of selection strategies was implemented because workers were not equally easy to access across platforms. The sample was non-probabilistic, and the number of respondents per platform was determined using uniform quotas that considered the accessibility of workers for each platform.

Is the sample statistically representative of all platform workers in Argentina?

No. Because the sample is non-probabilistic and based on quotas, it is not designed to be statistically representative of all platform workers in Argentina; results are best interpreted as exploratory insights into the platform economy.

What topics can this dataset be used to study?

It supports research on the digital economy, digital platforms, labor markets and formal labor, focusing on the characteristics of platform economy activities and workers' perceptions of the platforms they work for.

Who created and published this dataset?

It was created by Javier Madariaga, César Buenadicha Sánchez, Erika Molina and Christoph Ernst, and published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

What files and formats are included?

The dataset includes the survey database as an XLSX (Excel) file and a metadata sheet as a PDF file.

What license applies to this dataset?

It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/).

How do I cite this dataset?

Cite it as: Madariaga, Javier, et al. (2019). Survey data of Platform Workers in Argentina 2018 (ETP18) from the Publication Platform Economy and Employment: What Is It Like to Work for an App in Argentina?. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/r33h-n818

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