Overview
Wages and employer-provided benefits such as health insurance, paid leave, and retirement savings are fundamental components of job quality. They are primary drivers of people’s economic security and mobility that are determined by a complex set of levers, including market forces, industry norms, employer decisionmaking, and public policy. WorkRise generates evidence on and elevates our understanding of how wages and benefits affect workers’ economic security and mobility.
Working Knowledge
Wages and employer-provided benefits
July 22, 2021
Blog Article
New Evidence Sheds Light on Automation’s Role in Task Displacement and Wage Inequality
A new working paper from The National Bureau of Economic Research explores how automation is contributing to wage inequality and displacing certain worker groups from employment opportunities.
July 22, 2021
Wages and employer-provided benefits
June 17, 2021
Blog Article
Employer-Sponsored Small Dollar Loans Improve Workers’ Access to Safe and Affordable Credit
Financial shocks harm both workers and their employers. They undermine a workers' employment and prospects for economic mobility and raise costs for employers.
June 17, 2021
Financial stability
May 04, 2021
Blog Article
A Call to Reimagine Work and Benefits to Ensure All Workers Attain Financial Security
WorkRise and the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program convened experts to share insights on creating equitable opportunities for low- and middle-wage workers to achieve financial security.
May 04, 2021
Research
Employer practices
June 17, 2022
Employer Practices and Worker Outcomes: A Landscape Report
Commissioned by WorkRise, this report by researchers at the MIT Sloan School of Management summarizes evidence on employer practices that influence economic mobility and promising areas for research to advance the state of policy and practice.
June 17, 2022
Wages and employer-provided benefits
October 07, 2020
The Challenge of Slow Wage Growth
Because of sluggish wage growth, middle- and low-wage workers in the United States are today doing little better in real terms than similarly situated workers 40 years ago, exacerbating economic burdens experienced by workers during the current COVID-19 crisis. This brief examines the evidence on wage growth for the typical worker over several decades and concludes that efforts to rebuild the U.S. labor market must include policies to accelerate wage growth.
October 07, 2020
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