Survey Unpaid Work in the Platform Economy

Full name	Wagendicator survey unpaid work in platforms 2025 - 2028
Aims	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.
Data used for...	Research
Countries covered	45 countries where Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish are spoken
Languages	Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Data collection method	Online survey
Data time frame	January 2025 - December 2028
Sampling Frame	Recruitment by means of social media and the gigpedia web page
Nr. of Observations	-

Codebook/Manual	Tijdens K., Tonella V., Arets M., Dragstra F. (2025). CODEBOOK WAGEINDICATOR SURVEY UNPAID WORK IN PLATFORMS 2025. Amsterdam, WageIndicator Foundation
Long list variables	Region, occupation
Formats	Stata
Citation	Wagendicator survey unpaid work in platforms 2025 - 2028, WageIndicator Foundation/KU Leuven

News	Platform Work News
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