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Panel Study of Income Dynamics News

Not all self-employment guarantees financial security, with informal arrangements posing the greatest risks to well-being for many workers.

Using machine learning to classify self-employment, a new study analyzed narrative job descriptions from the 2003-2019 Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a longitudinal dataset with approximately 10,000 U.S. families.

Continue reading about how informal self employment can harm.

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Sentiment stagnates, wealth gaps grow

Consumer sentiment stagnated this month with very little change, just 0.2 index points higher than January, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.

All index components posted insignificant movements this month; overall, consumers do not perceive any material change in the economy in February.

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Researchers create new health-tracking index

Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), researchers at the University of Michigan and Florida State University have developed a new, 10-item health survey to assess a variety of health conditions. The IAM+ index assesses numerous areas of an individual’s health, including overall health and fitness, eyesight, hearing, and memory.

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