Susan Houseman is a senior economist at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. She is a labor economist whose recent research focuses on temporary and contract employment arrangements, domestic outsourcing, offshoring, manufacturing, and measurement issues in economic statistics.
She co-directs the Outsourcing Research Network, chairs the Technical Advisory Committee to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and co-directs the Labor Statistics Program at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) in Bonn, Germany. She received her PhD in economics from Harvard University.
Research Highlights
Percentage of independent contractors doubles previous estimates: ASSA research focus
Research finds independent contractor workforce twice as big as previously thought
Upjohn Institute participates in 2024 ASSA conference in San Antonio
Upjohn staff present research each day of the conference
Upjohn Institute participates in 2022 APPAM Fall Research Conference
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Upjohn Institute staff presenting at 2022 ASSA conference
The conference was held remotely Jan. 7-9