Gig work is one of the fastest-growing trends in the labor market, one that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is therefore important to understand its impact on individual happiness. A simple theoretical framework is constructed to analyze aspects of gig work and their effect on happiness. In particular, we model happiness as being dependent on various characteristics of work, such as income, work flexibility, job stability and job security, employee benefits, and non-pecuniary benefits. We demonstrate that merging salaried work and gig work can be an effective way to increase happiness. The proposed framework identifies the characteristics of an individual who will achieve greater happiness in gig work. These insights may help to understand the effect of recent changes in the labor market on workers' happiness.

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零工工作：它会给你带来更多快乐吗？

零工工作是劳动力市场增长最快的趋势之一，这一趋势在 COVID-19 大流行期间加速了。因此，了解它对个人幸福的影响非常重要。构建了一个简单的理论框架来分析零工工作的各个方面及其对幸福的影响。特别是，我们将幸福感视为取决于工作的各种特征，例如收入、工作灵活性、工作稳定性和工作保障、员工福利和非金钱福利。我们证明，将受薪工作和零工工作结合起来可以是增加幸福感的有效方法。拟议的框架确定了在零工工作中获得更大幸福感的个人的特征。这些见解可能有助于了解劳动力市场近期变化对工人幸福感的影响。