Laura Adler

Laura Adler is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Yale University’s School of Management. Her research focuses on Careers, Diversity and Inclusion, Human Resources, Organizational Behavior, Women in Leadership, and Work and Occupations. Adler’s work explores the intersection of organizations, gender, and cultural sociology, particularly in the context of the future of work. Her research includes examining how organizations and pay equity laws shape pay-setting practices, as well as the role of cultural frames in regulating the gig economy. She specializes in mixed methods design, combining fieldwork with experiments, surveys, and archival data to develop and test novel hypotheses.

Laura Adler is an Assistant Professor at Yale School of Management, focusing on the intersection of social ties, labor markets, and pay-setting practices. Her research explores how social and institutional factors shape employment outcomes and wage disparities. Adler's work examines the role of nonstandard work, regulatory frames, and cultural narratives in shaping labor market dynamics. She investigates how employers justify pay practices and how social capital influences job search processes. Her publications highlight the tensions between meritocracy and social equity in labor markets, particularly in relation to gender and economic inequality.