Category: Workers

2013 study in Information, Communication & Society on the rates at which frequent users of communications technologies report work-life conflicts.

2011 study in the Journal of Women’s Health Issues looks at how responsibilities of work and home spill over and related consequences.

2012 study from the University of Iowa and the University of Texas at Austin showing the complexity of this evolving work practice and the potential downsides.

2012 review of studies on questions of measuring teacher performance, structuring personnel and compensation plans accordingly, and instructor retention.

2013 and 2010 studies for the NBER on the U.S. labor market, the "hollowing out" of middle-income jobs, and disparities between high- and low-wage jobs.

2013 report from the Pew Center on the States on how the ongoing recession has affected the economic prospects of recent university graduates.

2012 study from the University of California, Davis, and El Colegio de Mexico on farm labor supply in the U.S. and Mexican migration patterns.

2012 roundup of recent research on issues related to the major commuting modes in the United States, including cars, public transit, bicycles, and walking.

2010 study from Baylor University and Texas Wesleyan School of Law on the economic consequences involved in enforcing immigration laws.

2010 study from Notre Dame and Texas A&M University in Social Indicators Research on labor unions and levels of happiness in 14 countries.