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How BLM movement impacts attitude toward minority actors in movies

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New MIT Sloan research found that while movie viewers react negatively to increased racial representation in movie casting, the Black Lives Matter movement mitigated this bias against racial minority

Jul 11, 2024
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IWER Human Resources

Erin Kelly Wins Award from the Work and Family Researchers Network

MIT Sloan Professor Erin L. Kelly, who is Co-Director of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER), has received the 2024 Ellen Galinsky Generative Researcher Award from the Work and Family Researchers Network.

Jun 27, 2024
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

Sharper teeth, stronger bite needed for US minimum wage laws

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New research from MIT Sloan shows stiffer penalties are needed to incentivize employers to pay workers a minimum wage.

Jun 3, 2024
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Press Labor

Companies aren’t complying with minimum wage requirements — why do they take the risk?

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A cost-benefit analysis demonstrates how minimum wage enforcement structures in the US and the UK incentivize noncompliance and quantify the policy changes needed to protect workers.

May 23, 2024
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