Lawrence M. Kahn (born 1950) is the Braunstein Family Professor and Professor of Economics at the

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Education

Kahn received his B.A. with High Honors and High Distinction in mathematics from the

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in 1971 and his Ph.D. in economics from the

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in 1975 with a dissertation entitled "Unions and Labor Market Segmentation".

Career

Kahn was a professor of economics and labor and industrial relations at the

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from 1975 until 1994, when he joined the Cornell faculty. At Cornell, he was chair of the labor economics department from 1998 to 1999 and 2000–2005.

Honors and awards

Kahn is an elected Fellow of the

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. He is a Research Fellow of the

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, of the

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in Bonn, Germany, and of the National Centre for Econometric Research in Australia. He has served as a member of the

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Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues.

Editorial activities

Along with Rosemary Batt, Kahn is the co-

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of '' ILR Review''. He is also on the editorial board of the ''

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'', served as Associate Editor of the '' Industrial & Labor Relations Review'', and Specialized Co-Editor (for Sports Economics) of ''

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'' and was on the Board of Editors of ''

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''.

Personal life

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kahn, Lawrence M. Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations faculty 21st-century American economists 1950 births Living people American academic journal editors University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni American labor economists