A podcast series hosted by Orley Ashenfelter

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An Oral History of Industrial Relations and Labor Economics

In this podcast series of conversations with leading thinkers and practitioners, we are creating an oral history of an entire generation of industrial relations experts and labor economists whose contributions to their fields have been absolutely extraordinary. Hosted by Orley Ashenfelter, the Joseph Douglas Green 1895 Professor of Economics, Emeritus at Princeton University.

headshot of Samuel Bowles
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Samuel Bowles on his deep interest in the causes of inequality & his work to transform economics

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31
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Marjorie McElroy on a long academic career and navigating the economics profession as a woman

Headshot of Orley Ashelfelter
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30
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Orley Ashenfelter on the “irresistible” pull of policy evaluation & why the IR Section is so special

Ernst Stromsdorfer
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29
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Ernst Stromsdorfer on studying vocational training in academia, government, and the private sector

David Lewin
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28
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David Lewin on employee voice in a capitalist economy and the re-emergence of unionization