‘Occupational segregation’ drives down women’s pay, says fed labor exec
TPRI’s research cited in ‘Occupational segregation’ drives down women’s pay, says fed labor exec article in WRAL TechWire, March 14, 2022.
Tag: Erich Denk
Declining Industrial Disruption
James Bessen, Erich Denk, Joowon Kim, Cesare Righi
This paper reports the first recent estimates of trends in the displacement of industry-leading firms. Displacement hazards rose for several decades since 1970 but have declined sharply since 2000. Using a production function-based model to explore the role of investments, acquisitions, and lobbying, we find that investments by dominant firms in intangibles, especially software, are distinctly associated with greater persistence and reduced leapfrogging.
From Productivity to Firm Growth
James Bessen and Erich Denk
New research finding that firm size, productivity dispersion, and large firm investments in intangibles can account for much of the decline in the response to productivity since 2000, and that industry concentration is directly related to aggregate productivity growth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Declining Industrial Dynamism
James Bessen, Erich Denk, Joowon Kim, and Cesare Righi
New research shows the effects of investments in IT on reducing turnover among dominant firms.