Research & Centers

The Fidelity Fellowship in Equity Compensation Research, funded by Fidelity Investments Inc., was developed as a research fellowship to encourage fundamental research by early-career scholars of broad-based equity compensation in the corporation in the United States.  Scholars conduct empirical studies of stock options, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, restricted stock units, restricted stock plans, performance shares, and other methods used by corporations in order to share ownership and capital income widely with groups of employees. 

The 2012-2013 Blue Wolf Capital Fellow

The Blue Wolf Capital Fellowship, funded by Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC, was developed as a research fellowship to encourage studies by early-career scholars of broad and broader based profit and ownership sharing within private equity firms in the United States. 

The 2011-2013 Joseph Cabral Fellow

Erik Olsen,  is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Missouri/Kansas City. He will study the emergence of majority employee-owned ESOPs, their productivity, and related policy issues.  Erik Olsen received the Louis O. Kelso Fellowship in 2010-2011.

The 2012-2013 Accurate Equity Fellow

“At Accurate Equity we believe that equity compensation is not only a necessary and strategic part of remuneration, but also that it drives entrepreneurship and participation in the company as well as in the community. We further believe that sharing knowledge and supporting academic research can help to better understand the different aspects of equity compensation.” 

Center for Women and Work’s Working Families Program conducts quality research and education programs on public and private workplace policies and practices that affect working women and families, particularly low-wage workers.