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Ali Akyol (English only)
Associate Professor of Finance, Telfer School of Management
Professor Akyol's research focuses on corporate governance and finance, and the effect of governance related regulations.
"Pay transparency laws are likely to improve hiring and pay outcomes, but they are not without trade-offs. Research in Colorado shows that requiring salaries in job postings gives workers clearer information and pushes employers to raise posted wages. Importantly, these policies do not seem to reduce hiring or lead firms to weaken postings by listing very wide pay ranges or demanding higher qualifications. Wages rise not only because workers have better information, but also because firms respond to seeing what their competitors pay. That said, some research suggests transparency can limit individual wage negotiation or compress pay differences if policies are poorly designed.
Overall, the evidence indicates that simple, well-enforced pay transparency at the hiring stage can raise wages and make the job market fairer, with few negative side effects."
Syrine Sassi (English and French)
Associate Professor of Finance, Telfer School of Management
Professor Sassi’s research focuses on corporate finance. She can provide an economic perspective on pay-range disclosure - highlighting the expected benefits - along with possible unintended consequences, and explain why the economic impact of the legislation is likely to be heterogeneous rather than uniform.