Thomas Kochan

Thomas Kochan is the George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management, a Professor of Work and Employment Research and Engineering Systems, and the Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Kochan focuses on the need to update America鈥檚 work and employment policies, institutions, and practices to catch up with a changing workforce and economy.
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Election Rage Shows Why America Needs A New Social Contract PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Election Rage Shows Why America Needs A New Social Contract

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The gap between wage growth and productivity, which started to appear in the 1980s, spawned the frustrations we saw on the campaign trail.

America Doesn’t Just ‘Need a Raise’ Wikimedia/Library of Congress

America Doesn’t Just ‘Need a Raise’

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We need a new聽national norm for wage growth that ensures workers get a fair share of the gains in productivity and profit.