White employees receive nearly twice as much in employer and tax subsidies for retirement saving than Black and Hispanic workers.
In this study, the authors reviewed the contemporary literature on working voice measures, conducted two different surveys of U.S. workers, and tested different voice measures to understand their associations with various job-related outcomes. The authors develop a framework that captures important ...
We are making breakthroughs almost weekly in our understanding of cancer and other deadly diseases, both in how to treat and – in some cases – how to cure them [...]
This paper lays out a new framework for understanding the different ways in which entrepreneurs unlock value in broken or dysfunctional markets. Based on the study of how successful business and social entrepreneurs are transforming markets for growth and impact in both emerging and developed econom...
In a new interview, MIT Sloan Professor Erin L. Kelly shares insights from her forthcoming book, with Phyllis Moen of the University of Minnesota, on overload in the workplace.
In an effort to attract a diverse pool of talented candidates, many contemporary U.S. employers seek to craft gender-neutral job postings by editing language in the postings that may have masculine or feminine connotations. But how much difference do such practices make in reality? Not that much, su...
“Learn to say ‘thank you’” and other advice for graduates.
“There's no better place in the world to study economics and computer science than MIT," says PhD student Ben Manning
What factors make it easier—or harder—for workers, particularly those in low-wage jobs, to achieve upward economic mobility and better employment opportunities? The following collection of links highlights some of the research and analysis related to this topic that has been conducted in recent ye...
MIT Sloan Professor Erin L. Kelly, who is Co-Director of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER), found in a recent multiyear study in e-commerce warehouses that establishing Health and Well-Being Committees that allow employees to give input on workplace issues significantly reduc...
