Firm Differences: Skill Sorting and Software
James Bessen, Erich Denk, and Chen Meng
New research explaining the role of proprietary software investment in the rise in skill sorting and wage inequality.
Tag: Skills & Wages
Closing the Wage Gap
James Bessen in The Record for research on the effects of salary history bans on wages for women and minorities.
Lawmakers Take Aim at Pay Gaps with Salary History Bans
Erich Denk quoted in Law360 about the effect of salary history bans on wages.
Why Salary History Bans Matter To Securing Equal Pay
James Bessen, Chen Meng, and Erich Denk cited by the Center for American Progress for their research on the effect of salary history bans on reducing gender pay gaps.
The Future of Work is Now: Adoption and Impact of AI Tools in the Workplace
James Bessen and Robert Seamans on a panel hosted by R Street discussing the effects of automation technologies on labor, economic growth and future productivity.
Twisting the Demand Curve: Digitalization and the Older Workforce
Kristina McElheran et al.
New research exploring the age-related effects of firms’ software investments on employee wages.
How Salary History Bans Help Combat the Race and Gender Pay Gap
James Bessen, Erich Denk, and Chen Meng cited in Ms. on the effects of salary history bans on the wages of women and Blacks.
Stop Asking Job Candidates for Their Salary History
James Bessen, Erich Denk, and James Kossuth, in Harvard Business Review on why employers should stop asking applicants about their salary histories, even without a formal salary history ban.
Salary History Bans Help Narrow Racial, Gender Wage Gaps
James Bessen interviewed in The Brink on the effects of salary history bans on wages for women and Blacks.
How Salary History Bans Can Raise Wages for Female and Black Workers
James Bessen quoted in NPR Marketplace on the effects of salary history bans on women and Blacks.