CWED
Gig Work Research
CWED’s research is informing and shaping public debates about labor policies affecting workers in the so-called gig economy
Early in the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of app-based rideshare drivers lost work even as reliance on gig workers to home-deliver necessities to consumers has grown dramatically. CWED researchers continue to evaluate the impact of misclassifying workers as independent contractors in the evolving gig economy. Influential recent reports from CWED and the Labor Center find that misclassification allows app companies to pay workers less than the minimum wage.
Gig Economy Publications
August 31, 2026 • By Dmitri Koustas, James A. Parrott and Michael Reich
Rideshare Driver Pay in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Portland
January 15, 2026 • By James A. Parrott and Michael Reich
Taking stock of the first decade of regulating pay for gig passenger drivers
June 7, 2025 • By James A. Parrott
April 2, 2025 • By James A. Parrott
The Economic Situation of Gig Passenger Drivers in Minnesota
October 8, 2024 • By James A. Parrott, Michael Reich and Xingxing Yang
AG’s gig driver settlement is a good start, but only a start
July 31, 2024 • By Michael Reich