ANN ARBOR—Not all self-employment guarantees financial security, with informal arrangements posing the greatest risks to well-being for many workers. Using machine learning to classify self-employment, a new University of Michigan study analyzed narrative job descriptions from the 2003-2019 Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a longitudinal dataset with approximately 10,000 U.S. families. They divided self-employment into… Continue reading Not all gigs are equal: Informal self-employment linked to lower pay, poorer health and instability
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Real world impact of ISR research: Noura Insolera
In this video, Noura Insolera, assistant research scientist at ISR and the assistant director of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), discusses how families move into and out of food insecurity over time, and longitudinal data from the PSID allows researchers to see how these shifts occur. Something I think that most people may… Continue reading Real world impact of ISR research: Noura Insolera
Declining Fertility Rates Key to Narrowing U.S. Gender Pay Gap, Study Finds
A new study revealed that a decline in the number of children among U.S. employees has played a significant role in reducing the gender pay gap. University of Michigan Professor of Sociology Alexandra Killewald and Harvard University PhD Candidate in Sociology Nino José Cricco published their findings in Social Forces in November. “Having children leads… Continue reading Declining Fertility Rates Key to Narrowing U.S. Gender Pay Gap, Study Finds
Why study the social sciences? To improve the lives of children
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Why study the social sciences? Researchers at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and elsewhere often face versions of this question when the social sciences are compared to some of the “hard” sciences. The answer can come in many forms, as the Consortium of Social Science Associations attempts… Continue reading Why study the social sciences? To improve the lives of children