When does new technology benefit workers?

MIT Stone Center on Inequality & Shaping Work • May 29, 2025

MIT Stone Center on Inequality & Shaping Work

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The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work at MIT analyzes the forces that contribute to growing income and wealth inequality through the erosion of job quality and labor market opportunities for workers without a college degree. We identify innovative ways to move the economy onto a more equitable trajectory by carrying out cutting-edge research, developing curricula, and convening students, scholars, policymakers, and practitioners.

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Nobel Prize-winning economist Simon Johnson explains why the US auto industry had such a massive increase in productivity in the early 20th-century — and how workers were able to benefit, despite widespread automation. Simon Johnson is the Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Co-Director of the MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative.

When does new technology benefit workers?

MIT Stone Center on Inequality & Shaping Work

About

Latest Posts

Nathaniel Hendren: Credit Access in the United States

Keynote and Q&A with Congressman Jake Auchincloss

Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work Launch Event

Ashesh Rambachan: What Has a Foundation Model Found?

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