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In the gig economy, self-employed and contingent workers find work through digital platforms and other avenues. Developing strategies to serve these freelance or gig workers is challenging, and public workforce agencies rely on research about the...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 15 million workers were self-employed in 2016. Self-employment can offer dislocated workers a path to financial security and economic mobility. In 2013, the Department of Labor funded the...

Does military service impart unique training or acculturation that makes veterans more likely to become entrepreneurs and self-employed? "The authors investigate whether military service has a statistically significant impact on veteran...

Provides policy-relevant analysis of the characteristics and career paths of those Americans who have chosen self-employment.

This survey of entrepreneurs' observations regarding their own success or failure in starting small businesses offers insights into conditions that can more efficiently foster entrepreneurship and the gig/sharing economy.

Exploration of best practices and current entrepreneurship operations and policies of the public workforce investment system, including information on how Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career Centers currently provide support for...

In a follow-up to a 2019 study of low-income young adult gig workers, the researchers reconnected with study participants to explore how they had been affected by the pandemic-driven health and economic crises. They learned that most of them are...

Examines short-term and long-term effects of entrepreneurship training programs in the United States using a large randomized experiment.

Examines how advancing female entrepreneurship can have a significant positive effect in growing the U.S. economy.

This document contains nine appendixes related to the Appalachia Partnership Initiative's (API) report, which can be found on the Rand Corporation’s Web site. This document analyzes the alignment of Appalachia Partnership Initiative (API)...