Linfeng Li

Does Driving as a Form of "Gig Work" Mitigate Low-Skilled Job Seekers' Negative Long-Term Unemployment Effects?

About 20% of the U.S. unemployed population has been out of the labor force for more than 6 months. The rise of the gig economy has changed the landscape of nontraditional employment opportunities for these predominantly low-skilled long-term unemployed workers. This particular type of on-demand work can be used to fi…