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    Working in the Service Sector in Boston

    January 22, 2019
    Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett, Megan Collins

    This research brief is part of a series designed to advance our understanding of working conditions in the service sector–in…

  • Job Quality and the Educational Gradient in Entry Into Marriage and Cohabitation

    January 7, 2019
    Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett, Matthew Stimpson

    Men’s and women’s economic resources are important determinants of marriage timing. Prior demographic and sociological literature has often measured resources…

  • Washington

    Working in the Service Sector in Washington State

    December 11, 2018
    Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett, Megan Collins

    This research brief is part of a series designed to advance our understanding of working conditions in the service sector…

  • Connecticut

    Working in the Service Sector in Connecticut

    March 8, 2018
    Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett

    This research brief is part of series designed to advance our understanding of work conditions in the service sector –…

  • Seattle

    The Evaluation of Seattle’s Secure Scheduling Ordinance: Baseline Report

    March 1, 2018
    Anna Haley-Lock, Kristen Harknett, Shannon Harper, Susan Lambert, Jennifer Romich, Daniel Schneider

    This baseline report evaluates Seattle’s Secure Scheduling Ordinance and provides considerations for the Year 1 Evaluation.

  • Philadelphia

    Working in the Service Sector in Philadelphia

    February 5, 2018
    Kristen Harknett, Daniel Schneider

    This research brief is part of series designed to advance our understanding of work conditions in the service sector –…

  • Instability of Work and Care: How Work Schedules Shape Child-Care Arrangements for Parents Working in the Service Sector

    September 12, 2017
    Dani Carrillo, Kristen Harknett, Allison Logan, Sigrid Luhr, Daniel Schneider

    Drawing on 25 in-depth interviews with parents employed in the service sector in the San Francisco Bay area, we find…

  • Income Volatility in the Service Sector: Countours, Causes, and, Consequences

    July 7, 2017
    Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett

    This new research brief enhances our understanding of the connections between income swings and family outcomes for hourly retail workers.

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Publications

Briefs

What Do Workers Want and Need: Partisan Consensus on What it Takes to Make Ends Meet

Daniel Schneider, David Weil and Kristen Harknett

How Well is Fair Workweek Working? A Review of Existing Research

Daniel Schneider, Kevin Bruey and Kristen Harknett

Unpredictable and Unstable: Fast Food Jobs in Los Angeles

Kevin Bruey, Alessandra Soto, Daniel Schneider and Kristen Harknett

Amazon Drives Low Wages: The Unraveling of Workplace Protections for Delivery Drivers

Daniel Schneider, David Weil, Julie Su and Kevin Bruey

Don’t Save the Demographics for Last: No Breakoff Penalty for Placing Demographic Items Early in Web-Based Surveys

Dylan Nguyen, Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett and Connor Williams
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Articles

Predictably Unstable?: Precarious Work and Precarious Relationships in the U.S.

Kristen Harknett, Kevin Bruey and Elizabeth Kuhlman

The Double Bind of Precarious Work: Creating Need and Undermining Support

Tyler Woods, Kristen Harknett and Daniel Schneider

Fair Workweek Laws in the U.S.: An Appraisal of Intended and Unintended Consequences

Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett and David Arbelaez

The prevalence and consequences of punitive time and attendance policies in the food and retail industries

Kess Ballentine, Meredith Slopen, Daniel Schneider and Kristen Harknett

Points-Based Attendance Systems Associated With Presenteeism Despite Paid Sick Leave Protections

Meredith Slopen, Kess Ballentine, Kristen Harknett and Daniel Schneider
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