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Work and retirement plans among older Americans

Abraham, Katharine G.; Houseman, Susan N. - 2004

We compare older workers' plans for work and retirement with their subsequent work and retirement outcomes using panel data from the Health and Retirement Study. Among those with retirement plans, about half indicate they would like to cut back on their work hours or otherwise change the type of...

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The independent contractor workforce: New evidence on its size and composition and ways to improve its measurement in household surveys

Abraham, Katharine G.; Hershbein, Brad; Houseman, Susan N. - 2023

Good data on the size and composition of the independent contractor workforce are elusive, with household survey and …-employed independent contractors speak about their work. Based on these findings, we designed and fielded a large-scale telephone survey to … employees in conventional household survey data and those who are independent contractors in a secondary work activity. We find …

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Do temporary help jobs improve labor market outcomes for low-skilled workers? Evidence from Random assignments

Autor, David H.; Houseman, Susan N. - 2005

A disproportionate share of low-skilled U.S. workers is employed by temporary help firms. These firms offer rapid entry into paid employment, but temporary help jobs are typically brief and it is unknown whether they foster longer-term employment. We draw upon an unusual, large-scale policy...

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