I then run a survey to explore the mechanisms. Platform workers believe that declining tasks/working ⬇️ hours, especially during peak demand like hot days, deprioritizes them for future work. This constrains the often lauded flexibility of gig work, particularly when environmental risk are high.

On these hot days, food delivery gig workers work up to 2 hours more! This is in contrast to existing literature showing ⬇️ in labor supply in response to extreme heat for other climate-exposed workers in traditional industries (e.g., ag/construction). However, workers' hourly wages do NOT go up.

My JMP shows that gig economy platforms help consumers adapt to climate change, but shift climate-related burdens onto workers. First, I show using millions of transactions in four countries that food delivery demand ⬆️ on hot days relative to moderate days. (Order size, tips, & times don't change.)

I'm on the job market! My #EconJMP examines climate adaptation inequality in labor markets (see ⬇️).

This is part of my research on the effects of climate change/plastic pollution on workers & society - often with unique data & an interdisciplinary lens.

Learn more: https://pappanna.github.io/