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Falling wages and unequal earnings distribution are among the reasons workers are striking, says SIEPR Senior Fellow Emeritus and 成人大片 economics professor John Pencavel.
September 05, 2023
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What 鈥楻obot Hubs鈥 mean for the future of US manufacturing
New research by SIEPR Senior Fellow Erik Brynjolfsson provides a first look at robot adoption and concentration in US manufacturing.
August 01, 2023
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Just how much do physicians earn 鈥 and why?
New research by 成人大片 health economist Maria Polyakova takes an in-depth look at how 鈥 and how much 鈥 physicians are paid in the United States.
July 27, 2023
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CNBC reports that remote hiring is expanding beyond traditional strongholds, like India, creating new 鈥淶oomtowns鈥 overseas and in pockets of the U.S. SIEPR's Nick Bloom is quoted.
June 09, 2023
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鈥淚f you are vulnerable and have to be outside, it鈥檚 a great day to take paid time off,鈥 SIEPR Senior Fellow Marshall Burke says.
June 08, 2023
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Research by SIEPR's Nick Bloom shows around 40% of American employees work from home at least part of the week. More via Bloomberg:
May 27, 2023
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According to SIEPR's resident hybrid work specialist Nick Bloom, employees value the ability to work from home as equivalent to an 8% pay raise. Read more in the Guardian.
May 23, 2023
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According to SIEPR's Erik Brynjolfsson, AI can be used to help humans do things that have never been done before. Learn more via The New York Times.
May 20, 2023
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Surprising insights from a global study on perceptions of gender norms
SIEPR鈥檚 Alessandra Voena and her co-authors find a rift between what people believe and what they think others believe about certain policies meant to empower women.
May 17, 2023
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SIEPR's Nick Bloom addresses the increase in remote workers shifting their time and money to the suburbs from city centers. More via CNN:
May 13, 2023
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Remote work is here to stay, but why are some remote jobs disappearing while others are in high demand? SIEPR's Nick Bloom weighs in via CNBC.
May 05, 2023
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Consultancies hired 鈥渁ggressively鈥 because of 鈥渁ll the restructuring work coming out from the pandemic, which is now ending, says SIEPR's Nick Bloom. More via CNN:
May 01, 2023
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鈥淚 don鈥檛 think the generative AI is going to replace workers, but workers who work with generative AI will replace those who don鈥檛,鈥 says SIEPR's Erik Brynjolfsson.
May 01, 2023
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Social (in)Security: Now's the time to act
Social Security鈥檚 clock is ticking. At the SIEPR Spring Policy Forum, top experts examined the program鈥檚 teetering finances and what happens next.
April 27, 2023
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A new look at immigrants鈥 outsize contribution to innovation in the US
SIEPR Senior Fellow Rebecca Diamond finds foreign-born inventors generate a disproportionate share of patents 鈥 and make their U.S.-born collaborators more productive.
April 14, 2023
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Remote workers have fueled a surge in weekday exercise, cosmetics and leisure 鈥 especially at the driving range, reports The New York Times. SIEPR's Nick Bloom is quoted.
March 16, 2023
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Embracing the economic beauty of aging
Birth rates are falling, and people are living longer. At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, demographics experts discussed what this means for the economy 鈥 and for society.
March 09, 2023
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The future of tech: "The Industrial Revolution on steroids"
At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, leading experts on technology and the workplace took a mostly optimistic view of what lies ahead.
March 09, 2023
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The Wall Street Journal quotes SIEPR's Nick Bloom on how fully remote workers make up about 13% of working Americans. A new search engine could help those 25M decide where to live.
February 13, 2023
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Research by SIEPR's Nick Bloom shows Manhattan workers are spending ~$12.4 billion less per year due to the work-from-home revolution, reports Bloomberg.
February 13, 2023