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.
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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.
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.
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.
Research Finds Salary History Bans Help Women And Black Workers
Erich Denk and Chen Meng quoted in Forbes about the effects of salary history bans on workers’ salaries.
Study Finds Salary History Bans Boost Pay for African-Americans, Women
James Bessen, Erich Denk, and Chen Meng cited in the Wall Street Journal, about the effectiveness of salary history bans in reducing the pay gap for women and minorities.
Perpetuating Inequality: What Salary History Bans Reveal About Wages
James Bessen, Erich Denk, and Chen Meng
New research shows the positive effects of laws prohibiting employers from asking about job applicants’ prior salaries in reducing pay gaps for women and minorities.