零工经济下政府就业资金对平台就业稳定性的影响OACHSSCD

The gig economy has become a core carrier for diverse employment,yet its low social security coverage and high income volatility constrain high-quality development.Using panel data from 30 cities covering the period 2021-2023 and 128,000 micro-level observations of platform gig workers,this study employs a difference-in-differences approach to systematically examine the effects of two types of subsidies,namely social security subsidies and job subsidies,on employment stability.The findings reveal that government employment funds significantly enhance gig employment stability by reducing income volatility risk and increasing the rate of labor contract signing.Notably,the stabilizing effect of social security subsidies is significantly stronger than that of job subsidies.Mechanism analysis indicates that social security subsidies operate through a dual-channel transmission mechanism:reducing labor costs and easing constraints on social security enrollment,while job subsidies function by promoting long-term job creation and enhancing skill levels.Heterogeneity analysis shows that content creation platforms outperform two-sided transaction platforms in terms of policy effects,with middle-aged and low-skilled gig workers gaining greater benefits.These findings provide empirical support for optimizing the allocation of fiscal employment funds and designing targeted employment stabilization policies.