IWER Research Seminar Series
IWER hosts a weekly seminar on Tuesdays during the academic year. One of the longest-running seminar series at MIT, it features presentations by work and employment researchers from around the world.
IWER hosts a weekly seminar on Tuesdays during the academic year. One of the longest-running seminar series at MIT, it features presentations by work and employment researchers from around the world.
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Publications from the Applied Cooperation Initiative
We are a team of researchers who apply lessons from the social sciences to increase contributions to real-world public goods.
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A new book explores how game theory explains seemingly irrational behavior, from tastes in food to how people donate to charity.
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A panel of practitioners explores how to solve worker shortages and offers three best practices for success.
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The designation increases JuMP’s visibility and status, and helps it attract funding
About the MIT Applied Cooperation Initiative
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How to women in low-wage service-sector jobs respond to unemployment? That's a question Claire C. McKenna explored in her recent doctoral dissertation in the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) PhD program.