Emma van Inwegen

PhD Student

Emma van Inwegen is a PhD student at MIT’s Sloan School of Management in the IT group. Her research is primarily focused on online gig work and using online labor markets as a platform for policy evaluation. Previously she was a researcher at the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, analyzing the effects of the Seattle minimum wage. She graduated from the University of Washington with an undergraduate degree in mathematics and economics.

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Working Papers Algorithmic Writing Assistance on Jobseekers’ Resumes Increases Hires

January 26, 2023

Emma van Inwegen | PhD Student
John Horton | AI, Labor Economics & Online Marketplaces Research Group Lead
Zanele Munyikwa | PhD Candidate

Research Papers Minimum-Wage Increases and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle

May 2, 2022

Emma van Inwegen | PhD Student

Ekaterina Jardim

Mark C. Long

Robert Plotnick

Jacob Vigdor

Hilary Wething

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