Ideas Made to Matter Research

4 researchers join MIT Sloan faculty

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Research topics include analyzing firm behavior, data-driven sequential decision-making, inequality and worker power, and renewable energy integration.

Jul 7, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Organizational Culture

How training for new tech threatens worker hierarchies

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New technologies are upsetting status structures in the workplace. How can managers introduce them without driving a wedge between coworkers?

Jun 1, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

The hidden work created by artificial intelligence programs

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Successful and ethical artificial intelligence programs take into account behind-the-scenes ‘repair work’ and ‘ghost workers.’

May 4, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

Cash-on-hand can raise worker productivity

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A new working paper details an average 6.2% boost in productivity when workers were paid earlier in a project.

Mar 2, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Manufacturing

How the future will shift at large manufacturing firms

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A new research brief from MIT examines what digital innovation means for workers, training, and strategy at U.S. firms.

Feb 22, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Design

2020, illustrated

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Six illustrations we loved this year.

Dec 7, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

The case for an 'automation tax'

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Some automation displaces workers and lowers wages. A new report argues that taxing the right technologies could help remedy this.

Oct 28, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

How the gig economy can reduce unemployment and debt

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In areas where Uber operates, car owners saw fewer unemployment claims and credit delinquencies from 2012 to 2016.

Sep 29, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

Glimpsing the future of work in warehouses

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MIT Sloan doctoral candidate Alex Kowalski is researching practical ways to improve warehouse jobs.

Aug 26, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

In cities, the escalator of opportunity has stalled

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The “urban wage advantage” for workers without a college degree is sliding fast. Black men have suffered the steepest drops.

Aug 5, 2020
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