Amazon’s New No-Checkout Technology
James Bessen quoted in Full Stack Economics on the adoption of new technology and its impact on workers.
Tag: Jobs
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.
Occupational, Industry, and Geographic Exposure to Artificial Intelligence: A Novel Dataset and Its Potential Uses
Edward Felten, Manav Raj, and Robert Seamans
Introducing a novel dataset for analyzing AI’s impact on workers, firms, and markets.
What We Get Wrong About Machines Taking Our Jobs
James Bessen quoted in Morning Brew about the effects of automation on employment.
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.
Robot Census: Gathering Data to Improve Policymaking on New Technologies
Robert Seamans on Brookings.edu on the need for a “robot census.”
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.