The rise of the “gig economy” has attracted wide attention from both scholars and the
popular media. Much of this attention has been devoted to jobs mediated through various …

The fissuring of business structures fundamentally changes the nature of employment and
work in industries and the economy as a whole. This article describes the core elements …

This article discusses trends in alternative work arrangements in the United States using
data from the Contingent Worker Survey (CWS) supplements to the Current Population …

This study estimates random effects and difference-in-difference-in-differences models to
examine the initial impacts of COVID-19 on the employment and hours of unincorporated …

Policy debates about whether wages and benefits from work provide enough resources to
achieve economic self-sufficiency rely on data for workers, not working families. Using data …

The Current Population Survey (CPS) is the source of official US labor force statistics. The
wording of the CPS employment questions may not always cue respondents to include …

Objective The main goal of this study is to identify the causes of the decline in sexual activity
among young adults in the United States. Background The frequency with which young …

Research in the US on the social determinants of reduced physical functioning at older ages
has typically not considered physical work conditions as contributors to disparities. We …

The share of workers who are self-employed rises markedly with age. Given policy concerns
about inadequate retirement savings, especially among those with lower education, and the …

The main purpose of this study is to examine gig workers in transportation sectors,
especially focusing on workers in food delivery services, who had increased during the …