Richard B. Freeman

Herbert S. Ascherman Professor of Economics, Harvard University

October 30, 2007 — 4:10 PM
University of California, Berkeley — UC Berkeley Campus

Add to Google Calendar 10/30/2007 4:10 PM 10/30/2007 6:00 PM America/Los_Angeles The Challenges of Inequality and Global Capitalism to U.S. Democracy

About the Lecture Harvard labor economist Richard Freeman explores how social inequality and globalization are threatening the foundation of democracy in the United States. About Richard B. Freeman Richard B. Freeman holds the Herbert S. Ascherman Chair in Economics at … Continued

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About the Lecture

Harvard labor economist Richard Freeman explores how social inequality and globalization are threatening the foundation of democracy in the United States.

About Richard B. Freeman

Richard B. Freeman holds the Herbert S. Ascherman Chair in Economics at Harvard University. In addition, he serves as Labor Studies Program Director at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Senior Research Fellow in Labour Markets at the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics. His research interests include the growth and decline of unions; self-organizing non-unions in the labor market; restructuring European welfare states; international labor standards; globalization; income distribution and equity in the marketplace; immigration and trade; and the job market for scientists and engineers.


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