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Coping with Hardship

This study emphasizes the need for better tracking of gig economy data and qualitative insights, as interviews from the American Voices Project reveal how broader economic trends impacted individual lives and filled gaps during the pandemic.

Organization: Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality

Authors: Ann Carpenter, Alessandra Rister Portinari Maranca, Marybeth J. Mattingly

Published Year: 2024

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The report examines how Americans coped with economic hardship during the Covid-19 pandemic, emphasizing strategies such as side jobs, gig work, and support from friends and family to replace lost income and meet basic needs.

It finds that public assistance programs were often insufficient or less accessible, highlighting the critical role of informal networks and supplemental income sources, as well as the disruptions to housing stability experienced during the crisis.