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We stand in solidarity. All are created equal.  It is up to all of us to work together to ensure that everyone may live without fear and work with dignity.

–The MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) and the Good Companies, Good Jobs Initiative at MIT Sloan

 

 

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News
March 17, 2021

A Workplace Trend that Increases Income Inequality

New research by MIT Sloan Assistant Professor Nathan Wilmers and Clem Aeppli reveals a significant driver of the growth in wage inequality in the U.S—and it’s a phenomenon the researchers call “consolidated inequality.”
Blog
March 16, 2021

Workers Find a New Voice through Technology

MIT Sloan doctoral candidate Jenna E. Myers recently studied worker voice in the context of technology change in a small manufacturing firm—and reached some surprising conclusions.
Blog
March 15, 2021

Creating Clearer Pathways from Education to Good Jobs

Can U.S. states do a better job at offering young people paths to promising careers? In a new interview, MIT Sloan doctoral student Jenna E. Myers shares insights from her research related to that topic.
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Practice-driven research projects distill the qualities of good jobs and good employers and illuminate factors that influence the creation of good-quality jobs.
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Communications

We disseminate research-based information on topics related to work and improving job quality -- through channels such as digests, interviews, blog posts, and social media.
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March 30

RT @RWartzman: Must-read by @kathrynsbach & @zeynepton—"Once take-home pay data are public, investors, consumers, and even corporate boards…

March 29

RT @politico: Opinion: Pay disclosures would let employers, employees and investors all know if workers are earning enough to support thems…

March 29

RT @PrincetonUPress: Congratulations to @_elkelly and Phyllis Moen as Overload: How Good Jobs Went Bad and What We Can Do about It has been…

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