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Jonathan Lunine

David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences

Topic	Name	Date
International Reach , Law and Policy , Economics and Business , Industrial and Labor Relations	Christopher Robert Way Associate Professor	12/05/18
	The wave of right-wing populism in Europe has not yet crested and it could easily surge to new heights in the United Kingdom if elites are perceived as trying to undo or tame the results of the 2016 referendum. Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049 Related Tip Sheet: Ironic twist in Brexit aftermath? A more socialist country (12/05/18)
International Reach , Law and Policy , Economics and Business , Industrial and Labor Relations	Ian Greer senior research associate at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations	12/05/18
	"Most Brexiteers do not want socialism, but such a radically new direction in government may turn out to be the direct consequence of their actions.” Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049 Related Tip Sheet: Ironic twist in Brexit aftermath? A more socialist country (12/05/18)
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Law and Policy	Erica Groshen Visiting senior scholar at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations	10/05/18
	Groshen says: “Amazon’s decision might matter because it expands on state initiatives to increase minimum wage in the face of a strong labor market, rising inequality and the declining real federal minimum wage. If many other large national companies do this, it could provide an effective substitute for federal action — or spur national action. “Very strong company profits show that there is plenty of room for wages to rise without endangering survival for many companies. In the last decade, large firms have mostly stopped paying higher wages to low-skill workers — while still paying high wages for high-skill workers. Amazon’s move may show that companies are rethinking this relatively recent development. “Amazon’s policy change loses significance if it contracts out more work to low wage employers or independent contractors. What policy does Amazon have for the pay and benefits of contractors? Will the company require this wage minimum for those workers, too? “Additional questions remain: How many workers are affected and by how much? If the number of workers is small or wages being taken back in lower benefits, Amazon’s decision is no big deal. Is there a commitment to adjust the minimum wage with inflation going forward? If not, this may not help for long.” Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: Amazon’s increased minimum wage a positive move, for now (10/05/18)
Industrial and Labor Relations	Arthur Wheaton Director of Western NY Labor and Environmental Programs for the Worker Institute	04/10/17
	“Hybrid and electric cars are well known for instant torque – which is more important than horsepower for acceleration. The Tesla even markets its ‘Ludicrous Mode’ for nearly insane acceleration. Those characteristics would be useful for police pursuit vehicles.” Media: Joe Schwartz bjs54@cornell.edu 607-882-3774 Related Tip Sheet: Ho-hum hybrid myth shattered by new gas-electric police car (04/10/17)
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Industrial and Labor Relations , Law and Policy	Adam Seth Litwin Associate Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell’s ILR School	04/05/18
	"What makes the gig economy interesting from the standpoint of pay is that the customer and the employer are essentially the same person. Add that to the way the gig economy commoditizes work and we have a recipe for maintaining if not increasing the gender pay gap." Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049 Related Tip Sheet: Women lose in gig economy, pay gap persists (04/05/18)
Law and Policy , Economics and Business , Industrial and Labor Relations	Esta Bigler Director of Labor and Employment Law Programs at Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations School	03/19/18
	“If industries are allowed to manage apprenticeships without government oversight – either state or federal, companies may use the programs to get cheap labor and fail to provide students with the skills they need to continue in the industry." Media: Media Relations, Media Relations Office mediarelations@cornell.edu (607) 255 - 2059 Related Tip Sheet: Apprenticeships key to U.S. economy, but government oversight needed (03/19/18)
New York City , Industrial and Labor Relations , Arts and Sciences , Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship	Elissa Sampson Visiting Scholar in Cornell's Jewish Studies program	03/19/18
	This local New York story resonates deeply as it travels in multiple directions in a world in which the garment trade is global. Its echoes reverberate in the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh and elsewhere around the globe. Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049 Related Tip Sheet: Triangle fire of 1911 still echoes in NYC and beyond (03/19/18)
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Law, Government & Public Policy , Law and Policy , Industrial and Labor Relations	Erica Groshen Visiting senior scholar at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations	03/06/18
	On Friday, analysts will be watching for signs of that the labor market is weakening, overheating or becoming more inclusive. Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049 Related Tip Sheet: How to spot a weak, overheated labor market (03/06/18)
Industrial and Labor Relations	Eli Friedman Associate Professor of International and Comparative Labor	11/28/17
	"One thing that is notable, and somewhat new, is that the government is framing this as a public safety concern. Certainly migrant worker housing is in general substandard and rife with health and safety concerns. However, upgrading the quality of housing by no means necessitates the evictions and dispossession that have marked this campaign." Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049 Related Tip Sheet: Beijing mass evictions reveal regime’s moral vacuum (11/28/17)
Industrial and Labor Relations , Economics and Business	Maria Lorena Cook Professor of International and Comparative Labor	11/30/17
	“Unless Congress acts, hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients stand to lose their deportation relief and work authorization on March 5, 2018, the date that DACA is set to expire." Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049 Related Tip Sheet: Dreamers communities stand to lose in DACA bargain (11/30/17)

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