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Project Number: p01-03c

New Work Arrangements and Disability Income

Principal Investigators: Lisa Schur and Douglas Kruse

Project Type: Core Research

Project Year: 01

Thematic Category: Return to Work

Project Summary:

The objectives of this project are:

  • To analyze the types, prevalence, and reasons for contingent and flexible work among disabled and nondisabled workers;
  • To examine the individual and household characteristics of workers in contingent and flexible work arrangements;
  • To examine the pay, hours, occupation, and industry of workers in contingent and flexible work arrangements;
  • To assess the movement in and out of contingent work arrangements, among people with disabilities, relating them to the business cycle and receipt of Supplementary Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance; and
  • To review the experience and outcomes for contingent workers with disabilities who have filed lawsuits based on the Americans With Disabilities Act or the Rehabilitation Act. The researchers will use extracts they have already created from the CPS and SIPP.

The data will produce estimates and comparisons between workers with and without disabilities in different types of contingent and flexible work arrangements, thereby shedding light on the advantages and disadvantages of contingent and flexible work arrangements.

Project Deliverables:

Final Technical Report: New Work Arrangements and Disability Income (Adobe Acrobat file Acrobat file - 224k)