The Elasticity of Labor Supply to the Firm over the Business Cycle
Recent work suggests that the labor elasticity of supply to the firm is finite. In other words, labor markets are not perfectly competitive. We provide the first estimates of the […]
La restructuración de la Industria Siderúrgica en México
Starting in the 1980s, the Mexican government reduced its participation in the steel industry, a sector which had been one of the engines of national economic growth.The government closed, restructured […]
Book Presentation – Just Neighbors? Research on African American and Latino Relations in the United States
Editors Edward Telles, Mark Sawyer and Gaspar Rivera-Salgado willbe joined by distinguished panelists to discuss how African Americans and Latinos relate to each other in contemporary American society and how […]
2012 Benjamin Aaron Labor Law LectureSeparate and Unequal: Arbitration and Private Justice
Cliff Palefsky, a dynamic speaker and leading critic of mandatory arbitration agreements, will provide valuable insights from the plaintiff's perspective on the "hot topic" of employment dispute arbitration. Mr. Palefsky […]
Sea Change or More of the Same? Looking Beyond November 6: A Presidential Election Panel Discussion
After the horse race is over and Election 2012 has been decided, the business of governing is going to get very difficult very quickly. With budget cuts looming and taxes […]
Death and Taxes (and other hot topics): Debating the 2012 California Ballot Propositions
California voters face big decisions on the 2012 ballot initiatives. From tax policyto the death penalty to genetically modified food labeling, a lot is at stake on the ballot. Join […]
