Institute for Work and Employment Research at MIT Sloan School of Management
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
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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…
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18 Dec 2025
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:
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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
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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-…
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New article on pitfalls of AI use in hiring by Emilio J. Castilla @MIT_IWER @MITSloan: tinyurl.com/bdhpmcv2
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MIT IWER retweeted
14 Dec 2025
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
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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
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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…
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30 Nov 2025
Here are eight new books from MIT Sloan experts for your holiday gift list (or for yourself). bit.ly/4oVRT6J
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29 Nov 2025
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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12 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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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.
12 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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12 Nov 2025
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.
12 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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26 Oct 2025
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.
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