'As a student of both sociology and economics, MIT Sloan was the ideal place for me to combine both disciplines,' says Alex Busch, a PhD student. 'MIT Sloan is unique in the freedom it offers its PhD students to become the researchers they aspire to be: I take classes in management, economics, and sociology, all taught by experts in the field.' Before joining MIT Sloan School of Management's PhD program, Busch received a BS in economics and a BA in sociology from Heidelberg University in Germany and a MS in economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science. Then, he worked as a pre-doc for professors at the University of California Berkeley and MIT, which introduced him to the research at MIT Sloan ' and more specifically, the Institute for Work and Employment Research. Busch's work focuses on how institutions such as trade unions and employer associations shape the labor market. 'To me, the future of work means democracy. It's hard to have any positive vision of...
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