MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
@mitshapingwork.bsky.social
Economics research to revitalize labor market opportunities for workers without a college degree. Led by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social,
@simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, and @davidautor.bsky.social.
@simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, and @davidautor.bsky.social.
On Tuesday, December 2 at 11:00 AM EST, co-director @davidautor.bsky.social will deliver a presentation on Expertise, Artificial Intelligence, and the Work of the Future, organized by Pearson. Register for the webinar here: pearson.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
On Tuesday, December 2 at 11:00 AM EST, co-director @davidautor.bsky.social will deliver a presentation on Expertise, Artificial Intelligence, and the Work of the Future, organized by Pearson. Register for the webinar here: pearson.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Earlier this month, we celebrated the official launch of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work at MIT. Thanks to all of our participants for sharing their timely and thought-provoking insights.
Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Earlier this month, we celebrated the official launch of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work at MIT. Thanks to all of our participants for sharing their timely and thought-provoking insights.
Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Tomorrow (11/20) at 11:45 EST, we will host Susan Stokes for a discussion of her new book, "The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies," co-organized with @leadershipnow.bsky.social at MIT Sloan.
Watch the livestream: mitsloan.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
Watch the livestream: mitsloan.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tomorrow (11/20) at 11:45 EST, we will host Susan Stokes for a discussion of her new book, "The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies," co-organized with @leadershipnow.bsky.social at MIT Sloan.
Watch the livestream: mitsloan.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
Watch the livestream: mitsloan.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
Can liberalism co-exist with populism? What can the history of liberalism teach us today?
Our upcoming panel will feature Josh Cohen (Apple University), Marc J. Dunkelman (Brown Watson School) & Helena Rosenblatt Dhar (CUNY).
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
Our upcoming panel will feature Josh Cohen (Apple University), Marc J. Dunkelman (Brown Watson School) & Helena Rosenblatt Dhar (CUNY).
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Can liberalism co-exist with populism? What can the history of liberalism teach us today?
Our upcoming panel will feature Josh Cohen (Apple University), Marc J. Dunkelman (Brown Watson School) & Helena Rosenblatt Dhar (CUNY).
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
Our upcoming panel will feature Josh Cohen (Apple University), Marc J. Dunkelman (Brown Watson School) & Helena Rosenblatt Dhar (CUNY).
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
Join us on Monday, November 3 from 1:00-5:45 PM for the official launch of the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, co-directed by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social & @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social.
See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
October 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Join us on Monday, November 3 from 1:00-5:45 PM for the official launch of the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, co-directed by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social & @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social.
See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
Who is rich in America, and how did they become rich? How is wealth inequality connected to housing markets, finance, and the macroeconomy?
A panel at our upcoming launch will feature @atifrmian.bsky.social, @omzidar.bsky.social, and Antoinette Schoar.
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
A panel at our upcoming launch will feature @atifrmian.bsky.social, @omzidar.bsky.social, and Antoinette Schoar.
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
October 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Who is rich in America, and how did they become rich? How is wealth inequality connected to housing markets, finance, and the macroeconomy?
A panel at our upcoming launch will feature @atifrmian.bsky.social, @omzidar.bsky.social, and Antoinette Schoar.
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
A panel at our upcoming launch will feature @atifrmian.bsky.social, @omzidar.bsky.social, and Antoinette Schoar.
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
What is "pro-worker AI," and how can we actually achieve it?
A panel discussion at the upcoming launch of the Stone Center will feature insights from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, @emollick.bsky.social & @zbucinca.bsky.social.
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
A panel discussion at the upcoming launch of the Stone Center will feature insights from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, @emollick.bsky.social & @zbucinca.bsky.social.
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
October 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What is "pro-worker AI," and how can we actually achieve it?
A panel discussion at the upcoming launch of the Stone Center will feature insights from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, @emollick.bsky.social & @zbucinca.bsky.social.
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
A panel discussion at the upcoming launch of the Stone Center will feature insights from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, @emollick.bsky.social & @zbucinca.bsky.social.
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
📅 Join us on 11/3 as we officially launch the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work! The half-day event will feature a series of discussions at the intersection of technology, the future of work, and inequality. See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
October 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
📅 Join us on 11/3 as we officially launch the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work! The half-day event will feature a series of discussions at the intersection of technology, the future of work, and inequality. See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
In Lindau, co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social discussed the future of technology & inequality in the age of AI, synthesizing his Nobel-winning research with the latest insights on AI & work. Watch here: mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/recordings/4...
📸 Torben Nuding/Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
📸 Torben Nuding/Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
In Lindau, co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social discussed the future of technology & inequality in the age of AI, synthesizing his Nobel-winning research with the latest insights on AI & work. Watch here: mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/recordings/4...
📸 Torben Nuding/Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
📸 Torben Nuding/Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
Last week, the Stone Center hosted the latest event in our series of "micro-conferences," featuring presentations of cutting-edge economics research from @asheshrambachan.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and Nathaniel Hendren. Recordings will be available soon on our YouTube channel.
September 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Last week, the Stone Center hosted the latest event in our series of "micro-conferences," featuring presentations of cutting-edge economics research from @asheshrambachan.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and Nathaniel Hendren. Recordings will be available soon on our YouTube channel.
On Friday, the Stone Center & @mitsloan.bsky.social hosted @michaelposner.bsky.social for a discussion of his book, Conscience Incorporated. The wide-ranging conversation, moderated by @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, explored business leaders' role in addressing societal challenges such as inequality.
September 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
On Friday, the Stone Center & @mitsloan.bsky.social hosted @michaelposner.bsky.social for a discussion of his book, Conscience Incorporated. The wide-ranging conversation, moderated by @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, explored business leaders' role in addressing societal challenges such as inequality.
Last week, the Stone Center convened a workshop at MIT on @dacemoglumit.bsky.social's forthcoming book, bringing together top scholars across disciplines to discuss and debate how liberalism can truly deliver on its promises. Thanks to all who attended and shared their perspectives.
September 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Last week, the Stone Center convened a workshop at MIT on @dacemoglumit.bsky.social's forthcoming book, bringing together top scholars across disciplines to discuss and debate how liberalism can truly deliver on its promises. Thanks to all who attended and shared their perspectives.
📣 Come work with us!
📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/
#econ_ra #econsky
📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/
#econ_ra #econsky
September 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
📣 Come work with us!
📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/
#econ_ra #econsky
📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/
#econ_ra #econsky
📖💬💥 Read Power and Progress: The Mini-Comic!
Developed with @joelchristiangill.bsky.social and the BU Visual Narrative MFA program, based on Power & Progress by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social & @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
shapingwork.mit.edu/power-and-pr...
Developed with @joelchristiangill.bsky.social and the BU Visual Narrative MFA program, based on Power & Progress by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social & @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
shapingwork.mit.edu/power-and-pr...
August 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
📖💬💥 Read Power and Progress: The Mini-Comic!
Developed with @joelchristiangill.bsky.social and the BU Visual Narrative MFA program, based on Power & Progress by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social & @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
shapingwork.mit.edu/power-and-pr...
Developed with @joelchristiangill.bsky.social and the BU Visual Narrative MFA program, based on Power & Progress by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social & @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
shapingwork.mit.edu/power-and-pr...
How will AI impact inequality, in the US and globally? Co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social discusses what the preliminary data suggests.
Global economies whose competitive advantage currently comes from labor-intensive work could have the most to lose.
Global economies whose competitive advantage currently comes from labor-intensive work could have the most to lose.
July 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
How will AI impact inequality, in the US and globally? Co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social discusses what the preliminary data suggests.
Global economies whose competitive advantage currently comes from labor-intensive work could have the most to lose.
Global economies whose competitive advantage currently comes from labor-intensive work could have the most to lose.
To predict how AI will impact jobs, co-director @davidautor.bsky.social explains, we need to understand how it changes the expertise required for an occupation.
"It's very possible that AI will change who can do certain types of work."
"It's very possible that AI will change who can do certain types of work."
July 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
To predict how AI will impact jobs, co-director @davidautor.bsky.social explains, we need to understand how it changes the expertise required for an occupation.
"It's very possible that AI will change who can do certain types of work."
"It's very possible that AI will change who can do certain types of work."
Co-director @davidautor.bsky.social explains findings from his new research with Neil Thompson. Automation (including AI) can make a job more or less "expert," raising or lowering wages, depending on the nature of the tasks it removes and/or creates.
Watch the full clip: youtu.be/1lOOKvufS4w
Watch the full clip: youtu.be/1lOOKvufS4w
July 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Co-director @davidautor.bsky.social explains findings from his new research with Neil Thompson. Automation (including AI) can make a job more or less "expert," raising or lowering wages, depending on the nature of the tasks it removes and/or creates.
Watch the full clip: youtu.be/1lOOKvufS4w
Watch the full clip: youtu.be/1lOOKvufS4w
The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative is now the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work. Hear from our co-directors @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social about our mission and goals for the years ahead.
July 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative is now the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work. Hear from our co-directors @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social about our mission and goals for the years ahead.
(3/4) But automation has lowered wages and increased employment in occupations where it eliminated expert tasks, such as dispatchers.
June 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
(3/4) But automation has lowered wages and increased employment in occupations where it eliminated expert tasks, such as dispatchers.
(2/4) Over the past four decades, automation has raised wages and reduced employment in occupations where it eliminated inexpert tasks, such as proofreaders.
June 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
(2/4) Over the past four decades, automation has raised wages and reduced employment in occupations where it eliminated inexpert tasks, such as proofreaders.
(1/4) When some job tasks are automated, do the tasks that remain become more or less valuable? 🧵👇
In a new working paper, @davidautor.bsky.social and Neil Thompson argue the answer depends on how much expertise is required for the tasks still done by humans.
In a new working paper, @davidautor.bsky.social and Neil Thompson argue the answer depends on how much expertise is required for the tasks still done by humans.
June 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
(1/4) When some job tasks are automated, do the tasks that remain become more or less valuable? 🧵👇
In a new working paper, @davidautor.bsky.social and Neil Thompson argue the answer depends on how much expertise is required for the tasks still done by humans.
In a new working paper, @davidautor.bsky.social and Neil Thompson argue the answer depends on how much expertise is required for the tasks still done by humans.
We asked co-director @davidautor.bsky.social if he thinks US tariffs and trade policy signal the end of the globalization era.
He explains: "I don't think globalization is over, but I think the US leadership of globalization may be over."
He explains: "I don't think globalization is over, but I think the US leadership of globalization may be over."
June 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We asked co-director @davidautor.bsky.social if he thinks US tariffs and trade policy signal the end of the globalization era.
He explains: "I don't think globalization is over, but I think the US leadership of globalization may be over."
He explains: "I don't think globalization is over, but I think the US leadership of globalization may be over."
"Our concern is that AI, which is made possible by our institutions, is pulled in a direction that undermines democracy."
Read insights from co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in the IMF Finance & Development Magazine: www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
Read insights from co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in the IMF Finance & Development Magazine: www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
June 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Our concern is that AI, which is made possible by our institutions, is pulled in a direction that undermines democracy."
Read insights from co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in the IMF Finance & Development Magazine: www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
Read insights from co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in the IMF Finance & Development Magazine: www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
Co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social 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.
May 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social 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.
Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social explains why the centralized nature of the social media ecosystem, which puts an enormous amount of power in the hands of a few platforms, is a threat to democracy — and why AI may be headed in the same direction.
May 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social explains why the centralized nature of the social media ecosystem, which puts an enormous amount of power in the hands of a few platforms, is a threat to democracy — and why AI may be headed in the same direction.