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What is the Coffee Houses in the Majors?
The Coffeehouses in the Majors series is an opportunity for first-year students to talk with faculty about a specific major or area of study and get better acquainted with faculty and upper-level students in an informal, relaxed setting. You can talk about what classes to take, research opportunities, career plans/ideas, research being conducted by faculty, and even pick up informational handouts. Come to the next Coffee House:
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Robert Hutchens is a Professor in the Department of Labor Economics at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. His teaching focuses on labor economics and on the economics of government tax and transfer programs. His early research dealt with the economics of government transfer programs, with an emphasis on social security, unemployment insurance and Aid to Families with Dependent Children. More recently his research has concentrated on long-term implicit contracts and on employer policy toward older workers. As part of this research focus, he is involved in a survey of employers that examines employer policies toward phased retirement. He has published in such leading journals as the American Economic Review, the Journal of Labor Economics, the Journal of Human Resources, the International Economic Review and Mathematical Social Sciences. |
