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    Stanton, Christopher T.Remove Stanton, Christopher T. →

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    • 09 Nov 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

    by Jay Fitzgerald

    The employees who need guidance most rarely seek it out. New research by Christopher Stanton sheds light on what companies stand to gain from mentorship programs that include everyone. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 28 Apr 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    Remote Workers Spend More on Housing. Do They Deserve Higher Pay?

    by Kristen Senz

    A kitchen table is not a home office. Companies competing for talent after the pandemic may need to consider remote workers' added housing costs, says Christopher Stanton. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 21 Sep 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Targeting and Impact of Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Small Businesses

    by Alexander Bartik, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, Christopher Stanton, and Adi Sunderam

    Survey data on business owners collected by the Alignable network shows that lending to bank customers in better financial positions may have been prioritized, possibly crowding out less connected firms that would have benefitted more from the loans.

    • 17 Sep 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Many Small-Business Employees May Be Close to Losing Health Insurance

    by Rachel Layne

    Small-business owners have delayed rent payments and other bills to protect health benefits for employees. Now, financial pressure is mounting, according to research by Leemore Dafny, Yin Wei Soon, Zoë Cullen, and Christopher Stanton. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 24 Aug 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    How Much Will Remote Work Continue After the Pandemic?

    by Kristen Senz

    A new survey suggests that at least 16 percent of employees will remain at-home workers long after COVID-19 recedes, report researchers Christopher Stanton, Zoe Cullen, and Michael Luca. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 29 Jul 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    What Jobs Are Being Done at Home During the COVID-19 Crisis? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

    by Alexander Bartik, Zoë Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton

    At least 16 percent of American workers will switch from office-based settings to working at home at least two days per week after COVID-19 subsides. This has significant implications for companies, employees, and policymakers alike.

    • 27 Jul 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Evolution of CEO Compensation in Venture Capital-Backed Startups

    by Michael Ewens, Ramana Nanda, and Christopher Stanton

    Resolving uncertainty related to market demand—so called “product-market” fit—marks a key inflection point in the compensation contract for CEOs of venture-capital backed firms.

    • 21 Jul 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Business Reopening Decisions and Demand Forecasts During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    by Dylan Balla-Elliott, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton

    Findings from a nationwide survey underscore the importance of demand projections and interdependencies among businesses for owners’ reopening decisions. Businesses expect the demand for their services will be greatly depressed for many months to come.

    • 18 Apr 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    How Are Small Businesses Adjusting to COVID-19? Early Evidence From a Survey

    by Alexander Bartik, Marianne Bertrand, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton

    This survey of 5,819 small businesses in the United States shows that the pandemic has already caused massive dislocation among small businesses. Many businesses think they will not be able to survive if the crisis persists for the coming months. The immediacy of new funding will likely impact medium-term outcomes.

    • 13 Apr 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

    by Kristen Senz

    A survey of small-business owners shows that lack of liquidity and skepticism of government programs are compounding COVID crisis recovery efforts. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 06 Jan 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge

    by Michael Blanding

    Companies are sitting on a largely untapped resource to improve employee performance, says Christopher Stanton—the knowledge of their co-workers. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 06 Jun 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn

    by Rachel Layne

    When times are tight, companies usually respond with employee layoffs. But what if they held on to workers and cut their salaries instead? New research by Christopher Stanton and colleagues has the answer. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 29 Apr 2018
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Analyzing the Aftermath of a Compensation Reduction

    by Jason Sandvik, Richard Saouma, Nathan Seegert, and Christopher Stanton

    This study of the effects of compensation cuts in a large sales organization provides a unique lens for analyzing the link between compensation schemes, worker performance, and turnover.

    • 23 Mar 2018
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Experience Markets: An Application to Outsourcing and Hiring

    by Christopher T. Stanton and Catherine Thomas

    Online labor platforms are like experience markets. Sellers vary in their fit with individual buyers’ needs while buyers new to the market are uncertain about their own value for what sellers offer. This analysis shows that most potential new employers find the market far less valuable to them than wage differences would suggest.

    • 18 Jul 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017

    Sean Silverthorne

    The creative habits of ordinary people ... Pursuing innovation at Polaroid ... Do we know how to improve bad working conditions?

    • 24 May 2017
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows

    by John Horton, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton

    Digital labor markets aiInternet-based platforms connecting workers worldwide with companies seeking to have tasks completed. This paper describes the markets, evaluates their rise and global span, and reviews academic studies of how they function. It includes cases to suggest the range of ways in which digital capabilities extend access to talent over long distances.

    • 17 Oct 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Self-Employment Dynamics and the Returns to Entrepreneurship

    by Eleanor W. Dillon and Christopher T. Stanton

    Why do workers turn to entrepreneurship when many entrepreneurs appear to earn less than what they could earn in paid employment? This is the first paper to characterize how the value of resolving uncertainty about entrepreneurial earnings varies over the lifecycle after adjusting for tax differences between entrepreneurs and paid workers. Findings suggest that helping people learn about their potential earnings in entrepreneurship, either by learning from other's experiences in self-employment or by experimenting themselves, can improve the efficiency of sorting workers across sectors.

    • 31 May 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Who Gets Hired? The Importance of Finding an Open Slot

    by Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher Stanton

    A worker’s skills alone does not determine the job in which they are hired—or indeed, whether the worker is hired at all. The existence of slots or job positions means that even qualified workers may not be hired or may not be assigned to the job for which they are best suited when there is a superior applicant for that position.

    • 28 Mar 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    What's a Boss Worth?

    by Michael Blanding

    Quite a lot, it turns out. Good bosses can have a multiplier effect that ups everyone’s game, according to new research by Christopher Stanton. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 09 Nov 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    These Employers Pay Higher Salaries than Necessary

    by Michael Blanding

    Some employers using online freelance marketplaces for the first time pay more than they have to for workers. Why? An information imbalance that job seekers can exploit, as explained in research by professor Christopher T. Stanton. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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