Richard B. Freeman
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Richard B. Freeman is one of the leading labor economists in North America. The Herbert Ascherman Professor of Economics at Harvard University
, and Co-Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School
, Freeman is also Senior Research Fellow on Labour Markets at the Centre for Economic Performance, part of the London School of Economics
, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
the UK's public body funding social science. Freeman directs the Science and Engineering Workforce Project (SEWP) at the National Bureau of Economic Research
(NBER), a network focused on the economics of science, technical, engineering, and IT labor which has received major long-term support from the Sloan Foundation.
He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College
in 1964 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1969. He studied under Harvard Professor and Dean John T. Dunlop
, who became U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Gerald Ford
.
One of the most prolific social scientists of the postwar period, Freeman has published over 300 articles on a wide range of subjects including global labor standards, the scientific workforce, the economics of crime, how the internet is transforming labor movements, and historical spurts in the growth of labor unions. He has delivered the Clarendon Lectures at Oxford University (1994), the Lionel Robbins Lecture at LSE (1999), the Luigi Einauidi Lecture at Cornell University (2002), and the Okun Lectures at Yale University (2003). His books include America Works (2007) Can Labor Standards Improve Under Globalization? (2003), What Workers Want (1999), What Do Unions Do? (1984), Labor Economics (1979), The Overeducated American (1976), The Black Elite: The New Market for Highly Educated Black Americans (1976), and The Market for College Trained Manpower (1971).
Freeman appeared on The Colbert Report in early 2008.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and Co-Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, Freeman is also Senior Research Fellow on Labour Markets at the Centre for Economic Performance, part of the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
Economic and Social Research Council
The Economic and Social Research Council is one of the seven Research Councils in the United Kingdom. It receives most of its funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and provides funding and support for research and training work in social and economic issues, such as...
the UK's public body funding social science. Freeman directs the Science and Engineering Workforce Project (SEWP) at the National Bureau of Economic Research
National Bureau of Economic Research
The National Bureau of Economic Research is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community." The NBER is well known for providing start and end...
(NBER), a network focused on the economics of science, technical, engineering, and IT labor which has received major long-term support from the Sloan Foundation.
He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1964 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1969. He studied under Harvard Professor and Dean John T. Dunlop
John Thomas Dunlop
John Thomas Dunlop was a U.S. administrator and labor scholar.He was the Secretary of Labor between 1975 and 1976. He was also Director of the U.S. Cost of Living Council from 1973–1974, Chairman of the U.S.Commission on the Future of Worker/Management Relations from 1993–1995 and arbitrator and...
, who became U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
.
One of the most prolific social scientists of the postwar period, Freeman has published over 300 articles on a wide range of subjects including global labor standards, the scientific workforce, the economics of crime, how the internet is transforming labor movements, and historical spurts in the growth of labor unions. He has delivered the Clarendon Lectures at Oxford University (1994), the Lionel Robbins Lecture at LSE (1999), the Luigi Einauidi Lecture at Cornell University (2002), and the Okun Lectures at Yale University (2003). His books include America Works (2007) Can Labor Standards Improve Under Globalization? (2003), What Workers Want (1999), What Do Unions Do? (1984), Labor Economics (1979), The Overeducated American (1976), The Black Elite: The New Market for Highly Educated Black Americans (1976), and The Market for College Trained Manpower (1971).
Freeman appeared on The Colbert Report in early 2008.
External links
- Richard Freeman's homepage at the NBER
- The NBER Science & Engineering Workforce Project
- The Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School