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...

Raphaëlle Delpont, always wanted to pursue a technical degree in data science so she could bridge the gap between research and industry. Read more about how she navigated gender bias and her journey to MIT Sloan.

MIT Sloan researchers reviewed and analyzed the findings of more than 360 academic articles to identify employer practices that have a positive effect on the economic mobility of disadvantaged workers, including those without a college degree and workers of color. Here's what they found.

Reverse mortgages are a financial innovation designed to help retirees free up the savings tied up in home equity without being forced to move. Access to those funds can make a big difference in the quality of life for house-rich, cash-poor, retirees. Yet the product has been slow to catch on. A new...

MBA student, Riana Shah, breaks down why a background in liberal arts can successfully prepare you for the MBA experience at MIT Sloan.

Lo focuses on the “valley of death,” where promising, and potentially transformative, ideas are left to languish due to a lack of capital to sustain their growth and development

In their new book "Overload: How Good Jobs Went Bad and What We Can Do About It," MIT Sloan professor of work and organization studies Erin L. Kelly and her coauthor, University of Minnesota sociology professor Phyllis Moen, tell a story of employees on a relentless treadmill.

The Hutchinson Community Foundation is a publicly supported philanthropic organization dedicated to ensuring a brighter future for Hutchinson, a salt mining city that is the seat of Reno County, Kansas. Recognizing that the population of Hutchinson is aging, the foundation recently tasked students i...

Danielle Li studies how AI impacts work and the workplace. “I’m more interested in how businesses put these tools to use, how they impact the productivity of workers, the type of work they are able to do, and what their careers might look like in an AI-intensive world,” she says.