Tag: James Bessen

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.

Why Industries Don’t Get Disrupted like They Used to

James Bessen quoted in Quartz about declining industrial dynamism.

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.

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.

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.