Survey Unpaid Work in the Platform Economy

This survey focuses on unpaid work of platform workers. It aims to identify the incidence and intensity of unpaid activities as part of platform work and as part of household work. It also aims to specify the monetary implications of these unpaid activities. Research objectives are:
1) Do platform workers experience a wage penalty when performing a given volume of unpaid activities as part of the platform work?
2) Do platform workers experience a wage penalty when performing a given volume of unpaid housework activities?
The survey measures in detail the unpaid platform and household activities of platform workers, as well as their wages earned. It also includes survey questions aiming at measuring a few mediating variables.

Research

45 countries where Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish are spoken

Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish

Online survey

January 2025 - December 2028

Recruitment by means of social media and the gigpedia web page

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Tijdens K., Tonella V., Arets M., Dragstra F. (2025). CODEBOOK WAGEINDICATOR SURVEY UNPAID WORK IN PLATFORMS 2025. Amsterdam, WageIndicator Foundation

Region, occupation

Stata

Wagendicator survey unpaid work in platforms 2025 - 2028, WageIndicator Foundation/KU Leuven

Platform Work News

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