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03/31/17: Are big tech firms contributing to the cycle of pay inequality?
Mar 31, 2017

03/31/17: Are big tech firms contributing to the cycle of pay inequality?

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"Firm inequality" describes the phenomenon where workers across firms earn vastly different amounts in earnings. Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom joins us to discuss why he thinks tech companies epitomize the pay divide. Afterwards, we'll play this week's "Silicon Tally" with Daniela Galarza, a senior editor at Eater.


“Firm inequality” describes the phenomenon where workers across firms earn vastly different amounts in earnings. Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom joins us to discuss why he thinks tech companies epitomize the pay divide. Afterwards, we’ll play this week’s “Silicon Tally” with Daniela Galarza, a senior editor at Eater.

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