Wage Insurance —A Promising Policy for Displaced Workers
Future of Work faculty, Brian Kovak, recently released a paper with UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on wage insurance for dispalced workers. This innovative social policy—wage insurance—shows significant promise in mitigating the adverse effects of job loss, in ways traditional unemployment insurance cannot.
Block Build Back Better grant awardee, Ashley Orr featured in Next Pittsburgh for her work to help workers gain tech jobs
Ashley Orr, Heinz College PhD candidate and Block Build Back Better grant awardee was featured in Next Pittsburgh for her "growth mindset training," in which individuals learn to adapt their skills to new tasks and overcome fears and challenges to become productive in new careers.
Work of Future of Work faculty leader, Lee Branstetter, cited in Economist - "A golden age for workers"
In the cited paper, Branstetter with CMU colleague Dean Alderucci had found that firms in the United States that used even basic AI had 25% faster emloyment growth and 40% faster revenue growth than their competitors that did not use AI.