Papers

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For anyone interested in the project idea pitched by Prof. Sevak I found this paper by the Economic Policy Institute that I think is worth a read.

82524.pdf

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I'm interested in working on this topic as well.

A short non-journal article, but worth the read for those of you deciding on whether they're interested in this topic: The Very Real Hardship of Unpredictable Work Schedules

This isn't about irregular work scheduling, but it is along the same lines in terms of uncertainty and its effects on health: Perceived job insecurity and worker health in the United States

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I also found an interesting paper about the effects of job insecurity on support for social security programs in a Dutch study: Labour Flexibility, Risks and the Welfare State (note: you have to log in to your hunter college library database to access the link). In a similar light, perhaps we could study the effects of job scheduling irregularity on the probability of supporting increased fiscal spending in welfare programs? Not sure if the CPS has information on fiscal spending opinion but I know that the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1997) asks several questions on opinions on government responsibility, such as whether or not individuals believe that government should provide a decent standard of living for the unemployed. The 1997 survey probably shouldn't be used because this question is only asked in the 2006 survey round and is limited to about 1800 observations, but perhaps the CPS or other NLS surveys have better data.

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A few papers using the University of Chicago's Work Scheduling Study (WSS).

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In addition to the CPS, there are other data sources with information on flexible work arrangements

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I found another Atlantic article describing the benefits cliff relating to job scheduling irregularity.