Tufts Labor Lab

The Labor Lab at Tufts University is a collaborative institute employing the tools of social psychology, management science, and economics to understand the determinants of and remedies for harsh working conditions in factories around the world. The general objective of research at the Tufts Labor Lab is to identify viable systems to improve working conditions and worker well-being in factories in developing nations. The Labor Lab is engaged in multiple studies which each focus on one or more aspects of this broader research agenda, so as to provide a comprehensive body of research detailing multiple facets of factory systems.