Lawrence M. Kahn

This article is about American professor. For other uses, see Lawrence Kahn (disambiguation).
Lawrence M. Kahn
Born1950 (age 73–74)
EducationUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, University of California, Berkeley
SpouseFrancine Blau
Scientific career
FieldsLabor economics
InstitutionsCornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
ThesisUnions and Labor Market Segmentation (1975)

Lawrence M. Kahn (born 1950) is the Braunstein Family Professor and Professor of Economics at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Education

Kahn received his B.A. with High Honors and High Distinction in mathematics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1971 and his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1975 with a dissertation entitled "Unions and Labor Market Segmentation".[1]

Career

Kahn was a Professor of Economics and Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Illinois from 1975 until 1994, when he joined the Cornell faculty. At Cornell, he was Chair of the Labor Economics Department from 1998–99 and 2000-2005.[2]

Honors and awards

Kahn is an elected Fellow of the Society of Labor Economists. He is a Research Fellow of the Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich, Germany, of the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany, and of the National Centre for Econometric Research in Australia. He has served as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues.[2]

Editorial activities

Along with Rosemary Batt, Kahn is the co-editor-in-chief of ILR Review.[3] He is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Sports Economics, served as Associate Editor of the Industrial & Labor Relations Review, and Specialized Co-Editor (for Sports Economics) of Economic Inquiry and was on the Board of Editors of Industrial Relations.[2]

Personal life

Kahn is married to Francine Blau, who is also a professor of economics at Cornell.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lawrence Kahn CV" (PDF). ILR School. Cornell University. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Lawrence Kahn". Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. ^ "ILR Review Editorial Board". ILR Review website. Sage Publications. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. ^ Kurtz, Annalyn (13 August 2013). "Why 26% of U.S. women still choose not to work". CNN. Retrieved 18 May 2016.