Why Industries Don’t Get Disrupted like They Used to
James Bessen quoted in Quartz about declining industrial dynamism.
Category: In the News
Capitalism Isn’t Racist. We Are.
James Bessen quoted in WBUR on the effects of systemic racism on wage inequalities.
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.
A Worker’s Past Pay Shouldn’t Dictate Future Earnings
James Bessen, Erich Denk, and Chen Meng cited in Bloomberg for their working paper showing the effect of salary history bans on Blacks and women.
New Study Shows That Asking for Salary History Perpetuates Systemic Racism
James Bessen, Erich Denk, and Chen Meng cited in Newsweek on the positive impact of salary history bans on women and Blacks.
Salary History Bans Are Actually Helping Women and Black People
James Bessen, Erich Denk, and Chen Meng cited in Quartz on the benefits to women and Blacks from salary history bans.
Black, Female Workers Benefit Most from Bans on Asking About Salary Histories
James Bessen, Erich Denk, and Chen Meng cited in Bizjournals on the benefits to women and Blacks from salary history bans.