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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Women lose in gig economy, pay gap persists

April 5, 2018

Adam Seth Litwin, professor of industrial and labor relations at Cornell University, says the unregulated, informal nature of the gig economy is maintaining – if not increasing – the pay gap.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Industrial and Labor Relations

Law and Policy

Could Google’s censored search engine penetrate China’s ‘Great Firewall’?

August 23, 2018

Thomas Jungbauer, assistant professor of strategy and business economics at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, comments on news that Google is testing a censored search engine for the Chinese market.

Computing & Information Sciences

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Johnson Graduate School of Management

With Express Pool, Uber mirrors buses, steps into high volume market

February 21, 2018

Tom Schryver, visiting lecturer at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, comments on Uber's new product Express Pool.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Johnson Graduate School of Management

China is opening up its car market. Here’s why

April 17, 2018

Shanjun Li, professor of economics and policy at Cornell University, comments on China's decision to gradually open up its car industry to foreign investment by removing existing limits to foreign ownership of car ventures.

International

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Law and Policy

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Transparency is key in proposed changes to tipping rules

December 11, 2017

Manoj Thomas, professor of marketing at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and an expert in consumer behavior, weighs in on the issue of labor standards in the restaurant industry and proposed changes on the way workplaces can share tips among their employees.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Law, Government & Public Policy

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Washington D.C.

Johnson Graduate School of Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

‘No free lunch’ online: User data keeps Facebook afloat

March 28, 2018

Natalie Bazarova, associate professor of communication at Cornell University and director of the Social Media Lab, comments on the controversy surrounding Facebook's data policies.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Agriculture and Life Sciences

NYS maple producers can look forward to a sweet season

February 26, 2018

In 2017, New York state maple producers made over 750,000 gallons of maple syrup, making New York the second largest maple producing state. With this year’s maple season underway, Stephen Childs, the Cornell Sugar Maple Program Director and a New York state maple specialist, says producers can look forward to a great 2018 season.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Trump border wall investment and deportation policy ‘terrorizing immigrants’

February 13, 2018

Cornell University’s Shannon Gleeson, a professor of labor relations, law and history at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on Trump's highly anticipated budget proposal will include $23 billion devoted to building a border wall along Mexico’s border and increased investment in immigration enforcement.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Industrial and Labor Relations

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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