IWER
IWER Research Seminar Series
The MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research hosts a weekly Tuesday seminar during the academic year. One of the longest-running seminar series at MIT, it draws faculty and doctoral students from across the Institute and the wider academic community. Seminars are held on Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 2:30 p.m; contact iwer@mit.edu for more information.
Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) Spring 2025 Seminars
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February 4, 2025
Lotte Bailyn, MIT Sloan, "Retiring: Creating a Life that Works for You"
Commentary by Joseph Coughlin (MIT AgeLab), Jamie Ladge (Boston College), and Phyllis Moen (University of Minnesota) -
February 11, 2025
Todd Vachon, Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations, "Clean Air, Good Jobs, and Healthy Communities: The Quest for a Just Transition"
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February 18, 2025
NO SEMINAR
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February 25, 2025
Ray Reagans, MIT Sloan, TBA
Held jointly with the Economic Sociology Seminar
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March 4, 2025
Edward Chang, Harvard Business School, "Field Experiments Testing the Consequences of Diversity Goals and Incentives"
Held jointly with the OS Seminar
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March 11, 2025
Ben Armstrong, MIT Industrial Performance Center, "Automation from the Worker's Perspective"
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March 18, 2025
NO SEMINAR
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March 25, 2025
NO SEMINAR
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April 1, 2025
David Pedulla, Harvard University, TBA
Held jointly with the Economic Sociology Seminar
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April 8, 2025
Allison Pugh, Johns Hopkins University, "The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World"
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April 15, 2025
TBA
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April 22, 2025
Michel Anteby, Boston University Questrom School of Business, TBA
Held jointly with the OS Seminar
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April 29, 2025
Lena Hipp, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, TBA
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May 6, 2025
Douglas Kruse, Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations, TBA
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May 13, 2025
TBA