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Wage Policy, Income Distribution, and Democratic Theory
Oren Levin-Waldman's picture
In the book Wage Policy, Income Distribution, and Democratic Theory wage policy is broadly defined as a set of institutions designed to...
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The Dismal State of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market, 2008-12
Andrew M. Sum's picture
Regrettably, the last decade in the United States has been labeled a “lost decade” by a number of economic and social science...
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California Crisis: The Ups and Downs of Recovery
Lauren D. Appelbaum's picture
Despite nearly four years of recovery, both the country as a whole and California are still struggling with the aftermath of the recession...
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Comments on the Use of Cost Comparisons in Federal Procurement
Ellen Dannin's picture
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has asked for public comments on the current...
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Mitchell’s Musings 6-17-13: The New Keynesians
Daniel J.B. Mitchell's picture
Keynesianism apparently is winning converts among small business even though that sector seems to have been doing somewhat better than...
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Extra! Extra! Rich Corp Execs Shut Down the NLRB! Then and Now
Ellen Dannin's picture
"Extra! Extra! Rich Corp Execs Shut Down the NLRB!" Believe it or not, that is today's news. And believe it or not, shutting...
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Mitchell’s Musings 6-10-13: Remarks on Getting LERA’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the St. Louis meetings, June 8, 2013
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Mitchell’s Musings 6-10-13: Remarks on Getting LERA’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the St. Louis meetings, June 8, 2013....
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Mitchell’s Musings 6-3-13: One of US?
Daniel J.B. Mitchell's picture
The forces animating the debate over immigration policy seem similar today to what they were in the World War One era. But the political...
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LERA Publications

New Publications

Perspectives on Work Online Companion Spring 2013
We continue striving for the continuous improvement of your member benefits. In a recent member survey, Perspectives on Work ranked as the most used, most throughly read resource LERA offers. You...
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2012 LERA Research Volume
Public Jobs and Political Agendas: The Public Sector in an Era of Economic Stress $29.95 Edited by Daniel J.B. Mitchell In his introduction to Public Jobs and Political Agendas, Mitchell puts the...
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Calendar

Labor, Management and Government working together for Georgia's future
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 8:00am - Friday, June 21, 2013 - 12:00pm
Savannah Riverfront Marriott
Conference in Savannah, Georgia, will include topics concerning the occupational outlook for the coming decade, public policy and job creation, the role of the Port of Savannah in Georgia's...
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10th European Conference of ILERA
Thursday, June 20, 2013 (All day) - Saturday, June 22, 2013 (All day)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
"Imagining New Employment Relations and New Solidarities" www.ilera-europe2013.eu The Conference will be held in the city centre of Amsterdam in the historic Oudemanhuispoort at the...
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31st Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 7:30am - 5:00pm
Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort, 1855 South Harbor Blvd., Anaheim CA
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE… This year marks the 31st Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference presented by Region 21 and Region 31 of the National Labor Relations Board  (NLRB) in conjunction...
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Labor and Global Solidarity
Monday, August 12, 2013 (All day)
Joseph A. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies, City University of New York (18th Floor, 25 West 43rd Street)
The conference is co-sponsored by: the Asia and Asian American Section of ASA; the Labor Studies Section of SSSP; the Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies at CUNY; the UC Berkeley...
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The Affordable Care Act
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 7:30am - 9:30am
World Trade Center - 121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, OR
  The Affordable Care Act – on the Dawn of Implementation - Tuesday, September 10th - Breakfast at 7:30 am, program 8 am – 9:30 am - PGE 2 World Trade Center, on the  Mezzanine...
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