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Labor Markets in the Twentieth Century
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Ec 3810chf: The Labor Economics Workshop
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Outside speakers present research concerning the operation of labor markets.
A Grand Gender Convergence: Its Last Chapter
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The converging roles of men and women are among the grandest advances in society and the economy in the last century. These aspects of the grand gender convergence are figurative chapters in a history of gender roles. But what must the “last” chapter...
The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study
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We study employers' perceptions of the value of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector and selectivity of institutions to fictitious resumes and apply to real vacancy postings for business and health jobs on a large...
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The department is committed to supporting graduating students in their efforts to secure meaningful employment in the field. The faculty member appointed as placement officer meets individually with students on the market and coordinates the faculty...
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Ec 980x: The Economics of Work and Family [Fall 2024] How are the most personal choices and life transitions decided? When and whom do you marry, how many children do you have, how much education should you obtain, and which careers or jobs will you...
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Reviews, Book Awards, Best Books Lists, Interviews, Opinion Pieces: Richard A. Lester Prize for Outstanding Book in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations published in 2021. The award is presented to the book making the most original and important...
Women Working Longer: Facts and Some Explanations
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American women are working more, through their sixties and even into their seventies. Their increased participation at older ages started in the late 1980s before the turnaround in older men’s labor force participation and the economic downturns of the...
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CURRICULUM VITAE NOBEL AUTOBIOGRAPHY Claudia Goldin is the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University and holds the Lee and Ezpeleta Professorship of Arts & Sciences at Harvard University. She was the director of the NBER’s Development of the...
Women Working Longer: Increased Employment at Older Ages
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Today, more American women than ever before stay in the workforce into their sixties and seventies. This trend emerged in the 1980s, and has persisted during the past three decades, despite substantial changes in macroeconomic conditions. Why is this so...