Topic: Employment
Working for a Startup Depresses Long-Term Earnings
The most lucrative career paths avoid young, small firms
Work From Home: Adjustments Still to Come?
The history of industrial transformation suggests more gradual change
Why Unloved Workers Don’t Share Productivity Tips with the Boss
Concept of attachment theory, born in developmental psychology, applied to the workplace
Why Aren’t There More Women Firefighters?
Aligning people’s idea of a firefighter with the range of work and skills actually required might reduce gender bias
Who Does — and Doesn’t — Suffer From Lack of Competition for Workers
Nurses, cosmetologists and other professionals find wages suppressed more than many lower-skilled workers
Which Policies Best Counter Mass Layoffs? Maybe None
A study of military base closures finds that labor-friendly policies had little effect on job growth after the layoffs
What Work Experience Makes a Successful Entrepreneur?
How founders’ employment history shapes their ventures
Warmth vs. Competence: a Way to Organize Study of Job, Gender and Racial Stereotypes?
Nurses (and women) rate highly for warmth; lawyers, not so much
Wage Transparency Might Make Income Inequality Even Worse
Unintended consequences in trying to apply market solutions
Think Your Job Is Safe From Robots?
Automation depresses career pay for many workers, notably including those in industries not automating
The Transformative Potential of Financial Reparations
Payouts to victims of Colombia’s decadeslong armed conflict suggest benefits may exceed the initial cost
The High Cost of Losing a Minimum Wage Job
Contrary to assumptions, low-wage workers lose substantial income in years after layoff
Technology Alone Won’t Decide the Future of Remote Work
Social and institutional forces ultimately enable — or stifle — change
Tech Sector Propels California’s Economy Faster than the Nation’s
New economic indicator allows forecasters to monitor the state’s performance more closely
Some Corporate Mergers Hold Down Future Wages
Fewer employers = less competition for workers = smaller paychecks