The paper adds to the literature on innovation and employment by looking at the relationship between R&D investments … of the emergence of non-standard work, alternative work arrangements and self-employment if offered first. The … individual shifts from paid employment to either unemployment or self-employment over the period 2001-13, as linked to changes in …

COVID-19 substantially decreased employment, but the effects vary among demographic and socioeconomic groups. We … document the employment losses in April 2020 across various groups using the U.S. Current Population Survey. The unemployment … rate understates employment losses. We focus on the percentage of the civilian population that is employed and at work …