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Employment and Jobs

Empowering the Workforce: Roy Bahat on the Future of Work

In this conversation with Workonomics’ Nilesh Kavthekar, Roy Bahat — head of Bloomberg Beta, chair of the Aspen Business Roundtable on Organized Labor, ...

BY Roy Bahat & 1 more

Blog Post

10.02.2024
Employment and Jobs

Benefits Beyond Measure: The Role of Workplace Benefits in Improving Job Quality

Description One of the key challenges facing the future of work is ensuring that all jobs are good jobs—that is, jobs that offer workers economic stabil ...

BY Future of Work Initiative

Publication

01.08.2024
Employment and Jobs

Unveiling Sustainable Pathways in the Gig Economy

Over the past decade, the “gig economy” has become a common term, as increasing numbers of workers piece together gigs to make a living, and app-based ...

BY Frances Almodovar

Blog Post

12.07.2023
Employment and Jobs

Latest From Our Gig Worker Learning Project

Most research doesn’t paint a full picture of gig workers or the challenges they face. Here’s what we're doing to fill in the gaps.

BY Adrian Haro & 1 more

Blog Post

09.13.2023
Employment and Jobs

Job Quality Newsletter — Gig Work and Good Jobs

People have been working short-term jobs for centuries, but over the past two decades, apps like Uber and Instacart have popularized the idea of a “gig e ...

BY Shelly Steward

Blog Post

08.07.2023
Employment and Jobs

Gig Worker Learning Project: Phase One Progress Report

Inconsistent questions, terms, and definitions prevent a comprehensive understanding of who gig workers are and what they need.

BY Shelly Steward, & 1 more

Publication

02.08.2023
Employment and Jobs

How Tech is Changing Work

How can workplace technologies benefit employees’ wellbeing? Hear the Aspen Institute’s Shelly Steward in conversation at the Smithsonian.

BY Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building & 1 more

Video

06.02.2022
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, December 2021

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

12.29.2021
Employment and Jobs

Year in Review - Economic Opportunities Program

We are grateful for and proud of the conversations, ideas, and outcomes the EOP team has advanced – and optimistic about the opportunities ahead.

BY Maureen Conway

Blog Post

12.21.2021
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