A Workplace Trend That Increases Income Inequality
Income inequality has been increasing in the United States in recent decades, to a level higher than in a number of other comparable economies. But what’s driving that rise?
Income inequality has been increasing in the United States in recent decades, to a level higher than in a number of other comparable economies. But what’s driving that rise?
MIT Sloan Professor Nathan Wilmers shares insights into factors that contribute to wage inequality.
MIT Sloan Associate Professor Nathan Wilmers has been named an incoming Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation, a leading foundation supporting social science research. This prestigious ten-month fellowship, which begins in September, is awarded to 15-17 scholars in the social sciences each...
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While no one can say for sure yet, it’s possible generative AI might reduce the contemporary societal problem of income inequality. That’s one of the conclusions reached by MIT Sloan School Associate Professor Nathan Wilmers in a new analysis.
Much has been written about the potential impact of generative AI in the workplace, but the perspective of one set of key stakeholders has often been left out: workers themselves. What’s more, research has found that incorporating the perspective of end users such as workers into the development an...
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How does access to a generative AI tool affect work in a call center? That was a research question addressed by MIT Sloan Professor Danielle Li at a recent session of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) weekly seminar series.
The April 2023 issue of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) newsletter is available online. The theme of this edition of the newsletter is "Generative AI and the Future of Work"
Patrick Connolly, of Accenture, and Renée Richardson Gosline, a research scientist at MIT Sloan, will discuss "Improving Human + GenAI performance with Beneficial Friction."
Join us a for a panel discussion with five MIT Sloan alumni in people-focused careers.
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2023 marked the 50th anniversary of Mary P. Rowe’s tenure at MIT, where she began as the Special Assistant to the President and Chancellor for Women and Work—a role that evolved into an early organizational ombuds, listening to workplace concerns, from both men and women, throughout the Institute.