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Economic Policy Workshops
2010 Seminar Series
The Future of Jobs: Facts, Fantasies, and Policy Options
SCEPA and the Department of Economics at The New School for Social Research were proud to host highly respected economists from government, academia, international organizations and foundations to discuss the role of job creation in economic recovery.
Listen to Podcasts of the Spring Seminars:
February 2, 2010
Clair Brown, "Job Growth in the High Tech Sector: Expectation Vs. Reality"
Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Work, Technology, and Society at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
University of California-Berkeley
March 1, 2010
William Dickens, "How Low Can it Go: Trends in Sustainable Unemployment Rates"
Professor of Economics and Social Policy at Northeastern University & non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
April 6, 2010
James Spletzer, "Are the New Jobs Good Jobs?"
Senior Research Economist, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
April 20, 2010 - Irene & Bernard L. Schwartz Lecture
Guy Standing, "Work after Globalization: Building Occupational Citizenship"
Professor of Economic Security, University of Bath, United Kingdom
May 4, 2010
Ekkehard Ernst, "The Employment Challenge: Job Creation in Times of Crisis"
Senior Economist, International Labour Organization
May 11, 2010
Laurence Ball,"Unemployment in Latin America"
Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins University
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