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Anna Stansbury is an Assistant Professor in Work and Organization Studies at MIT Sloan School of Management and a core faculty member of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research. She also serves as a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Her research focuses on labor macroeconomics, particularly issues related to inequality, power dynamics, and institutions within the labor market. Stansbury has investigated the effects of employer concentration in the labor market and the macroeconomic implications of declining worker power, including the incentives behind minimum wage non-compliance in the UK. She earned her BA in Economics from Cambridge University, a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School, and both an MA and PhD in Economics from Harvard University. Stansbury has received numerous accolades including the 2024 Early Career Research Award from the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, recognizing her contributions to policy-relevant research that addresses labor market issues. Additionally, she was honored with the 2022 Outstanding Teacher Award at MIT Sloan and the 2021 Upjohn Institute Dissertation Award for her impactful research on labor market policies and practices.