Doctoral Dissertation Research: Determinants and Consequences of Contingent Work

这是博士论文研究改进计划下的一个奖项。该研究涉及了四种日益增长的临时工现象：兼职、临时、外包和独立合同。它涉及到就业和劳动力不平等的理论。一些现有的数据来源将用于编制一套全面的数据，以分析偶然工作的决定因素及其对不平等的影响。这项研究将有助于社会学对社会分层、工作和经济社会学的理解。这将有助于政策制定者关注劳动力不平等和就业政策。除了研究取得的科学成果外，该奖项还将极大地帮助极有前途的学生完成博士论文的研究。有利于培养国家未来的科学人才，有利于培养下一代社会科学家。

This is an award under the Grants for Improving Doctoral Dissertation Research Program. The research deals with the growing phenomenon of contingent work of four kinds: part-time, temporary, out-sourced, and independent contract. It relates to theories of employment and labor force inequality. A number of existing data sources will be used to compile a comprehensive data set for analyzing the determinants of contingent work and its effects on inequality. %%% This research will contribute to sociological understanding of social stratification, work, and economic sociology. It will be of help to policy makers concerned with labor force inequality and employment policies. In addition to the scientific gains to be achieved by the research, this award will materially assist a highly promising student in completing research for the Ph.D. dissertation. Thus it contributes to the future scientific manpower of the nation and the thorough training of the next generation of social scientists.