Clemens Alfred Aeppli

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Clemens Alfred Aeppli

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Clem Aeppli is an incoming Assistant Professor in the Work and Organization Studies group at MIT Sloan.

In his research, he aims to understand how broad transformations in the organization of work shape inequality and instability. His projects have dealt with pay gaps between workplaces, the effect of rising workplace segregation on racial inequality, payroll instability at subcontractors, and the emergence of modern factories in the early 20th century. He uses quantitative approaches to study American and French administrative data — both contemporary and historical — and is interested in the methods we use to understand economic and social life.

Clem obtained his PhD from Harvard University's Sociology Department in 2026.

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"Rapid Wage Growth at the Bottom Has Offset Rising US Inequality."

Aeppli, Clem and Nathan Wilmers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 119, No. 42 (2022): e220430511.

"​Consolidated Advantage: New Organizational Dynamics of Wage Inequality."

​Wilmers, Nathan, and Clem Aeppli. American Sociological Review Vol. 86, No. 6 (2021): 1100-1130. Download Preprint.