@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp18976,
            	author={Jha, Natasha and Abel, Martin and Piraino, Patrizio},
            	title={The Price of Unpredictability: Scheduling Demands, Gender and Selection in the Gig Economy},
            	year={2026},
	month={Sep},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={18976},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp18976},
	abstract={We study how scheduling demands shape gig-work supply and its composition in an experiment with U.S. gig workers, eliciting reservation wages for contracts varying in advance notice, timing, and duration. No-notice contracts raise reservation wages by 13–14 percent, while outside-hours work with notice carries little penalty. Women require 5–6 percent more than men for outside-hours or no-notice work, and 8–9 percent more when combined. These gaps are largest among workers with heavy household-chore burdens and inflexible schedules. Higher-productivity workers also require larger no-notice premiums. At a given wage, demanding contracts therefore reduce labor supply and select a lower-productivity labor pool.},
	keywords={scheduling demands;gig economy;gender gap;reservation wages;worker selection},
            }