Study: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages
MIT economists found US companies tend to target employees earning a “wage premium,” which increases inequality but not necessarily productivity.
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Labor and jobs
A philosophy of work
As the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Michal Masny is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.
Read MoreStone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work Launches at MIT
Recent launch event for the center featured discussions on pro-worker AI, wealth inequality, and the future of liberal democracy.
Read MoreExploring how AI will shape the future of work
For PhD student Benjamin Manning, the future of work means grasping AI’s role on our behalf while transforming and accelerating social scientific discovery.
Read MoreImproving the workplace of the future
Economics doctoral student Whitney Zhang investigates how technologies and organizational decisions shape labor markets.
Read MoreMIT gears up to transform manufacturing
The Initiative for New Manufacturing is convening experts across the Institute to drive a transformation of production across the U.S. and the world.
Read MoreMIT announces the Initiative for New Manufacturing
The Institute-wide effort aims to bolster industry and create jobs by driving innovation across vital manufacturing sectors.
Read MoreMIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
With support from the Stone Foundation, the center will advance cutting-edge research and inform policy.
Read MoreIntroducing the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium
The consortium will bring researchers and industry together to focus on impact.
Read MoreWhat do we know about the economics of AI?
Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu has long studied technology-driven growth. Here’s how he’s thinking about AI’s effect on the economy.
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