Professor Jeffrey Grogger Discusses Relationship Between Workers' Speech and Wages

Harris Public Policy Professor Jeffrey Grogger was featured in The Ladders, discussing his finding that individuals with mainstream dialects tend to earn more those with non-mainstream speech.

"Our research shows that the phenomenon of occupational sorting goes beyond the US and might be universal. Regardless of location, people have strong views about the speech of others – and these views have economic and societal consequences" says Grogger.

Full coverage available at The Ladders.