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      • 23 Feb 2021
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      Examining Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States

      The late 20th century saw dramatic growth in incarceration rates in the United States. Of the more than 2.3 million people in US prisons, jails, and detention centers in 2020, 60 percent were Black or Latinx. Harvard Business School assistant professor Reshmaan Hussam probes the assumptions underlying the current prison system, with its huge racial disparities, and considers what could be done to address the crisis of the American criminal justice system in her case, “Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States.”  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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      EmploymentRemove Employment →

      New research on employment from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including freelance marketplaces, labor unions, and training.
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      • 17 Feb 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      The Impact of Technology and Trade on Migration: Evidence from the US

      by Marius Faber, Andres Sarto, and Marco Tabellini

      Labor mobility can re-equilibrate local labor markets after an economic shock. Both robot adoption and Chinese import competition between 1990 and 2015 caused large declines in manufacturing employment across US local labor markets (commuting zones, CZs). However, only robots were associated with a decline in CZ population, which resulted from reduced in-migration rather than by increased out-migration.

      • 18 Dec 2017
      • Op-Ed

      Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs

      by Joseph Fuller

      Employers are guilty of "degree inflation," requiring lofty academic bona fides for jobs that don't really need them. Joseph Fuller says the practice is hurting American competitiveness. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 01 Feb 2017
      • What Do You Think?

      Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?

      by James Heskett

      SUMMING UP A looming service sector jobs crisis would dwarf anything we’ve seen in manufacturing, many of Jim Heskett's readers agree. But what can be done about it? Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 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.

      • 12 Feb 2016
      • Op-Ed

      The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills

      by Joe Fuller and Matt Sigelman

      Upgrading domestic skills is far more relevant to the future of American workers than potential job losses through expanded trade with other Pacific-rim nations, say Joe Fuller and Matt Sigelman. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 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; Comment(s) posted.

      • 29 Sep 2015
      • Research & Ideas

      Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age

      by Andrei Hagiu

      Companies like HourlyNerd and Lyft are redefining the job marketplace—but government has not caught up to the shift. Mess this up and we’ll stifle a major driver of innovation, business creation, and jobs, argues Andrei Hagiu. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 28 Mar 2012
      • What Do You Think?

      Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

      by James Heskett

      Summing Up: The manufacturing field is key to a strong economy, but a renewed focus on the industry will not necessarily lead to significant job growth, Jim Heskett's readers say. What do you think? Closed for comment; 51 Comment(s) posted.

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