Rimika Baheti
Oberoi International School Jvlr

MLA 8
Baheti, Rimika. "An in-depth analysis of labour market monopsonies in the gig economy sector in India. The role of market dominance in wage settlement and working hours in companies like Zomato and Uber." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 10, Oct. 2026, pp. 5601-5624, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i10.014. Accessed Oct. 2026.
APA 6
Baheti, R. (2026, October). An in-depth analysis of labour market monopsonies in the gig economy sector in India. The role of market dominance in wage settlement and working hours in companies like Zomato and Uber. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(10), 5601-5624. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i10.014
Chicago
Baheti, Rimika. "An in-depth analysis of labour market monopsonies in the gig economy sector in India. The role of market dominance in wage settlement and working hours in companies like Zomato and Uber." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 10 (October 2026), 5601-5624. Accessed October, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i10.014.

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