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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Cornell experts on coronavirus - Impact on the economy and industries

March 26, 2020

Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on economic productivity, inequalities as well as specific disruptions to various industries. 

Alexander Colvin
Louis Hyman
Associate Professor of Economics at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Visiting senior scholar at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Nicolas Ziebarth
Andrew Novakovic
Miguel Gómez
Mary Jo Dudley
Kevin Kniffin
Richard Stup
senior research associate at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations
professor of history at Cornell University
Mildred E. Warner

What does coronavirus mean for the global workforce?

March 2, 2020

Economic disruption caused by the spread of the coronavirus could impact work in numerous ways – from loss of wages suffered by low-wage workers, to reconfiguration of global job location. Alex Colvin, dean of Cornell University’s ILR School, can speak about the impact of the coronavirus on workers and organizations in the global economy.  

Economics and Business
Industrial and Labor Relations
Alexander Colvin

Non-Disclosure laws cover up decades of sexual harassment

October 19, 2017

Alex Colvin, professor of labor relations, law and history at Cornell University, says the rising number of accusations in the Weinstein case dating back decades show the importance of having effective mechanisms for raising complaints of sexual harassment. 

Industrial and Labor Relations
Alexander Colvin