Background
Lang, Kevin was born on February 16, 1955 in Ottawa, Ontario. Son of Kurt and Gladys (Engel) Lang. came to the United States, 1956.
(In this book, 16 leading economists establish the connect...)
In this book, 16 leading economists establish the connection between the forces of the labour market and the persistent but ever-changing problem of unemployment. These scholars examine structural unemployment in terms of efficiency wage and dual labour market models, as well as neo-classical theory. The effects of the decline of the manufacturing sector, the rise in services, and the upheaval in the oil industry on our understanding of cyclical and frictional unemployment are incorporated into the analysis. An examination of the relationship between structural shifts and unemployment considers the frequency and duration of unemployment of displaced workers, the effects of migration caused by structural shifts, and the phenomenon of unemployment within particular industries. Finally, the book presents intriguing thoughts on the conduct of labour research and experimental policy analysis. The contributors include: David M. Lilien, Alan B. Krueger, Lawrence H. Summers, William T. Dickens, Lawrence F. Katz, Kevin M. Murphy, Robert H. Topel, Mark Dynarski, Steven M. Sheffrin, Danny Steinberg, Frank A. Monforte, James W. Albrecht, John Haltiwanger and Mark Plant.
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Lang, Kevin was born on February 16, 1955 in Ottawa, Ontario. Son of Kurt and Gladys (Engel) Lang. came to the United States, 1956.
Bachelor and Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1976. Master of Science, Montreal University of Canberra, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982.
Principal investigator Centre de recherches sur l'opinion publique incorporated, Montreal, 1973-1978. Assistant professor University California, Irvine, 1981-1987. Associate professor economics Boston University, 1987-1990, professor economics, since 1990, associate chairman economics, 1989-1993.
Visiting scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1993-1994, visiting professor, 2001. Chairman economics Boston University, since 2005. Consultant World Book, Washington, 1988-1989.
Editor Aldine de Gruyter, Hawthorne, New York, 1988-2004. Member advisory board Canada Economic Research Forum, since 1991, co-editor Labour Economic 05-, member National Research Council Board Testing and Assessment, 09-.
(In this book, 16 leading economists establish the connect...)
Board directors Boston Food Cooperative, 1980-1981, 86-87, member finance committee, 1978-1981, 86—. Town Meeting member, Brookline, Massachusetts, since 1992. Member Brookline School Committee, since 1976, vice-chair, 2001-2004, chair, 2004-2006.
Member American Economics Association, Econometric Society, Society Labor Economists.
Married Shulamit Beth Kahn, June 17, 1982. Children: Ariella, Jenya.