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Dmitri Koustas
Assistant Professor, Harris Public Policy
Dmitri Koustas is an Assistant Professor in the Harris School of Public Policy. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2018. His research covers a variety of topics in labor economics and macroeconomics. An important vein of his research focuses on measuring and understanding the reasons why households participate in alternative work arrangements like the gig economy. To this end, his research pioneers new and innovative datasets, including microtransactions...
Related Working Papers
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May 7, 2024Can You Erase the Mark of a Criminal Record? Labor Market Impacts of Criminal Record Remediation
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Apr 30, 2024New Gig Work or Changes in Reporting? Understanding Self-Employment Trends in Tax Data
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Oct 12, 2023Labor Market Impacts of Reducing Felony Convictions
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Aug 9, 2023The Impact of Incarceration on Employment, Earnings, and Tax Filing
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May 24, 2023The Evolution of Platform Gig Work, 2012-2021
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May 23, 2024Can You Erase the Mark of a Criminal Record? Labor Market Impacts of Criminal Record Remediation
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Oct 19, 2023Labor Market Impacts of Reducing Felony Convictions
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Aug 9, 2023The Impact of Incarceration on Employment, Earnings, and Tax Filing
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May 22, 2023Interactive Research Brief: The Evolution of Platform Gig Work, 2012-2021
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May 19, 2022New Gig Work or Changes in Reporting? Understanding Self-Employment Trends in Tax Data
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Feb 16, 2023BFI Awards 15 Grants for New Data to Promote Innovative Research
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Oct 31, 2020How The Recession Could Help Uber Win Its Fight To Stop Drivers From Becoming Employees
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May 13, 2020Nevada gig workers sue state for promised US jobless funds
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Apr 9, 2020US Gig Workers and Self-Employed Face Delays in Jobless Aid
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Apr 8, 2020BFI Awards Nine New Grants for the Study of Gender in the Economy
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Feb 3, 2020BFI Awards 16 New Grants In Support of Economics Research
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Dec 31, 2019Companies And Their Workers Benefit From Life-Long Learning
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