@MIT_IWER

Institute for Work and Employment Research at MIT Sloan School of Management

 Cambridge, MA
mitsloan.mit.edu/institute-work-and-employment-research/about-iwer
Joined September 2017
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Can an employee participation initiative improve mental health? A new paper in the American Journal of Public Health finds signs that the answer may be “yes." Learn more: tinyurl.com/yzjjyfmu

Can an Employee Participation Initiative Improve Mental Health? | MIT Sloan

Can giving low-wage workers more of a voice on the job improve their mental health? A just-published paper in the American Journal of Public Health finds signs that the answer may be “yes.”

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What’s next on my reading list - new* books from some of my favourite social scientists *(2025!) @MIT_IWER @maxkasy
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Why Meritocracy is Hard to Achieve: New Q&A with Professor Emilio J. Castilla @MIT_IWER @MITSloan: news.mit.edu/2026/3-question…

3 Questions: Why meritocracy is hard to achieve

In his book "The Meritocracy Paradox," MIT Sloan Professor Emilio J. Castilla explains why meritocracy is challenging for organizations to achieve in practice — and what leaders can do to make their...

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1/ As we reflect on 2025, we rounded up the top 10 stories from the EG website that stood out the most this year. See what made the list. 🧵 Starting at 🔟, @MITSloan's Erin Kelly breaks down drivers of poor job quality & policy responses to address them: equitablegrowth.org/americas…

America’s job-quality crisis and how to revive workers’ pay, dignity, job advancement, and economic...

This essay focuses on the drivers of the job-quality crisis and concrete policy responses to address those drivers.

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The AI hiring revolution doesn’t have to be a story of automated bias. Asking tough questions before automating recruitment and selection can lead to fairer systems. bit.ly/44oPbPe

AI is reinventing hiring — with the same old biases. Here’s how to avoid that trap | MIT Sloan

The AI hiring revolution doesn’t have to be a story of automated bias, argues MIT Sloan’s Emilio J. Castilla. Tough questions and constant monitoring can lead to fairer systems.

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“I believe that we can work to invent a future where artificial intelligence extends what humans can do to improve organizations and the world.”—Richard M. Locke, John C Head III Dean @MITSloan, in new essay: mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-…

Choose the human path for AI | MIT Sloan

To realize the greatest gains from artificial intelligence, we must make the future of work more human, not less.

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New article on pitfalls of AI use in hiring by Emilio J. Castilla @MIT_IWER @MITSloan: tinyurl.com/bdhpmcv2

AI is reinventing hiring — with the same old biases. Here’s how to avoid that trap | MIT Sloan

The AI hiring revolution doesn’t have to be a story of automated bias, argues MIT Sloan’s Emilio J. Castilla. Tough questions and constant monitoring can lead to fairer systems.

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The year’s most popular terms find us reassessing merit, rejiggering professional and geopolitical networks, and reevaluating how and when we bring AI into the office. Learn more at the link below. bit.ly/4oJZ7dg 📷: Stephen Sauer

MIT Sloan’s top 5 ‘Working Definitions’ of 2025 | MIT Sloan

The year’s most popular terms find us reassessing merit, rejiggering professional and geopolitical networks, and reevaluating how and when we bring AI into the office.

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Check out our new online compendium of recent research by @MIT_IWER faculty on factors that affect upward economic mobility: tinyurl.com/4uw7syhj

What Facilitates—or Impedes—Upward Economic Mobility: An IWER Research Compendium | MIT Sloan

What factors make it easier—or harder—for workers, particularly those in low-wage jobs, to achieve upward economic mobility and better employment opportunities? The following collection of links...

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Don't miss the new issue of our @MIT_IWER newsletter, which includes a focus on research about upward economic mobility: tinyurl.com/2emkdxyt
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Professor Emilio J. Castilla @MIT_IWER @MITSloan was recently featured in the Spanish newspaper @elmundoes for his research on meritocracy: elmundo.es/papel/el-mundo-qu…

Este profesor del MIT sabe por qué falla la meritocracia: "Invertir en contactos es tan importante...

Emilio J. Castilla teme que, tras 30 años en Estados Unidos, su español se haya oxidado en cuanto a precisión. No es así. Este catalán, catedrático de Gestión Empresarial en...

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Nice new profile of Nathan Wilmers @MIT_IWER @MITSloan & Rohit Karnik @MIT Mechanical Engineering, for their skill at mentoring graduate students: tinyurl.com/yajarpas
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Here are eight new books from MIT Sloan experts for your holiday gift list (or for yourself). bit.ly/4oVRT6J
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New books from MIT Sloan experts examined the role of ecosystems in organizational success, the benefits of adopting dynamic work design, and the need to understand the cultural evolution of artificial intelligence. Learn more at the link below. bit.ly/4oV9Faj
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The Stone Centre Inequality Dialogue recap & full replay are now live on our website. Huge thanks to @BrankoMilan, @LayWilliams, @JohnCassidy, @Undercoverhist & @annastansbury for your contributions and to all who joined us. Recap here: stone-econ.org/news-and-blog…
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I *highly* recommend @BrankoMilan's and @LayWilliams' superb books on the history of thought on economic inequality. And if you want to see them discussing these topics, with @Undercoverhist @JohnCassidy and myself, there's a video below of the conversation last week.
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The Stone Centre Inequality Dialogue recap & full replay are now live on our website. Huge thanks to @BrankoMilan, @LayWilliams, @JohnCassidy, @Undercoverhist & @annastansbury for your contributions and to all who joined us. Recap here: stone-econ.org/news-and-blog…
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Calling anyone interested in inequality and why so many economists ignored it for so long! Watch this video to hear the thoughts of @BrankoMilan, @LayWilliams, @Undercoverhist, & @annastansbury. Thanks to @WendyCarlinEcon & @StoneEcon_UCL for asking me to moderate.
Stone Centre at UCL@StoneEcon_UCL12 Nov 2025
The Stone Centre Inequality Dialogue recap & full replay are now live on our website. Huge thanks to @BrankoMilan, @LayWilliams, @JohnCassidy, @Undercoverhist & @annastansbury for your contributions and to all who joined us. Recap here: stone-econ.org/news-and-blog…
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“There’s public interest at stake here. We want to encourage employees, and certainly those who represent employees, to speak honestly and candidly on issues of concern to the workforce and the people they serve.”-- @TomKochan @MIT_IWER @MITSloan: tinyurl.com/y4xfsjzx
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Meritocracy is intended to level the playing field and reward individuals based on merit; in practice, it can often end up reinforcing unfairness and privilege. Here’s how to fix what’s gone wrong. bit.ly/41U7GK7
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Jim Sinegal embodies integrity, discipline, and humility—this piece highlights his five convictions that helped build #Costco’s culture. hbr.org/2025/09/costcos-jim-…
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