Shift participated in the 2022 PAA Annual Meeting held from April 6-9, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, where our researchers presented the following papers:
Trans and Non-binary (TNB) Workers in the Service Sector
Danya Lagos
TNB workers report lower hourly wages, more unstable and unpredictable schedules, more work-life conflict, and worse day-to-day experiences on the job than cisgender workers. These gaps persist even after adjusting for worker demographics and human capital characteristics.
Older Workers in the Service Sector
Leah Abrams
Older workers tend to have more stable and predictable schedules than younger workers; however, more than 80% of workers ages 50+ experienced one or more types of schedule instability. Among older workers, unpredictable schedules were associated with psychological distress, poor quality sleep, work-family conflict, economic insecurity, and job dissatisfaction.
The Role of Sorting Across Firms in the Motherhood Wage Penalty and Fatherhood Premium
Charlotte O’Herron
Using employer-employee matched data from the Shift Project, the author finds that between-firm segregation accounts for nearly 80% of the net motherhood wage penalty, pointing to discrimination against mothers at the point of hire. In contrast, the net fatherhood wage premium accrues within firms, suggesting an important role for within-firm discrimination in favor of fathers.
COVID-19 Employment Shocks and Safety Net Expansions: Health Effects on Displaced Workers
Annette Gailliot
Examining the expansion of UI during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the authors find that unemployed workers who received UI were far better off than unemployed workers who did not. Additionally, unemployed workers who accessed UI were no worse off economically than those who remained unemployed.
