MIT Stone Center on Inequality & Shaping Work

How will AI affect workers with and without a college degree? Co-director @baselinescene explains how AI could change the dynamics of the college wage premium.

The new book "Priority Technologies," with a foreword by co-director @baselinescene, dives deep into six sectors where advances in technology can support national security and create good jobs. news.mit.edu/2026/how-to-ex…

📢 We're on Substack! Subscribe to our newsletter, The Work Ahead. The first post explores recent research from @davidautor & co-authors on what makes new work different from more work — and why new work is a key force offsetting the effects of automation. mitstonecenter.substack.com

Why don't the wealthy pay more taxes? In the latest episode of their podcast "Power and Consequences," co-director @baselinescene and former SEC chair Gary Gensler discuss the history of the US tax system, and its implications today. Listen here: powerandconsequences.com/p/episode-eigh…

Last week, the Stone Center and @MITSloan welcomed Deputy Prime Minister of Spain @carlos_cuerpo to MIT for a fireside chat with @DAcemogluMIT. They discussed Europe's financial and energy policy, the implications of global wars, AI, and more. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=pWIfiZ…

What does a pro-worker application of AI look like in practice? Co-director @davidautor describes Schneider Electric's Electrician's Assistant tool, which provides real-time field support to electricians and electrical engineers, making their expertise more effective.

The IMF recently revised its global growth projections downward, expecting the Iran war to slow the global economy and raise inflation. Co-director @baselinescene discussed these predictions on @NPR. npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-…

On the latest episode of their podcast, co-director @baselinescene and Gary Gensler discuss AI: whether we're in a boom or a bubble, what history can teach us about how AI will impact jobs, and how US policymakers should respond. Listen here: powerandconsequences.com/p/episode-seve…

On Wednesday, April 15 from 12-1 PM ET, join the Stone Center and @MITSloan for a fireside chat with @carlos_cuerpo, Spain's first Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Business, and co-director @DAcemogluMIT. Watch the livestream: web.mit.edu/webcast/mitslo…

What is the definition of "pro-worker AI"? Co-director @DAcemogluMIT explains: pro-worker AI creates new, complementary tasks for workers to do, rather than purely automating tasks.

On this week's "It Turns Out," I talk with @davidautor @MIT about how - a generation after millions of manufacturing jobs went to China - a slew of white-collar jobs may be headed in the same direction. How did this happen? Autor argues, in part: "The American political system has the attention span of a squirrel on cocaine." youtu.be/ZGgY_n5KLWI podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why… @MITshapingwork @mitpress

On The Good Fight podcast, @davidautor and @Yascha_Mounk discuss what lessons the US failed to learn from the China trade shock, how AI will reshape the job market, and more. writing.yaschamounk.com/p/david-autor

Co-director @baselinescene & others submitted an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court. The brief argues that US companies should be liable if their technology is used to surveil workers or suppress wages in ways that violate human rights. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/2…

(8/) Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/what-…

(7/) These findings highlight the importance of new work in counteracting job displacement from automation. New work not only creates new jobs, but these jobs tend to require specialized expertise and pay higher wages.

(1/) At least 18% of US workers today are employed in jobs that didn't exist pre-1970. But “new work” is not the only way for new jobs to emerge – jobs are also created when an existing occupation expands. How do these jobs in new work compare with more jobs in existing work? 🧵