Rising self-employment rates in U.S. tax data that are absent in survey data have led to speculation that tax records capture a rise in new "gig" work that surveys miss. Drawing on the universe of IRS tax returns, we show that trends in firm-reported payments to "gig" and other contract workers...

Gig employment is among the most precarious type of work in the U.S. economy. While the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of gig workers and their role in contemporary society, gig workers have little in the way of job security or benefits. Many gig jobs were considered “essential...

Chapter 1: Humanistic Management and the Gig Economy: Fairness Considerations, Kemi Ogunyemi -- Section 1: General Reflections -- Chapter 2: Gig Work: Challenges and Solutions from a Humanistic Perspective, Maria Pia Chirinos -- Chapter 3: Gig Working from the Perspective of FairWork Principles,...