Lawrence F. Katz

Francis Lawrence Katz ( * 1959 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American economist.

Life and work

Katz completed his studies in economics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 with the AB from. In 1986 he received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for Ph.D. 1985 to 1986 he was assistant professor at the School of Business Administration of the University of California, Berkeley, and from 1986 to 1991 assistant and associate professor at Harvard University, where he has been a full professor since 1991. He also conducts research since 1985 at the National Bureau of Economic Research from 1993 to 1994 and was chief economist at the Department of Labor of the United States. A visiting professor led him in 1999 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Katz works in the field of labor economics and the economics of social problems. In particular, he focuses on income inequality, unemployment, with theories of wage determination, the economics of education, the impact of globalization and technological change on the labor market, the economy, social interactions, the economic effect of the contraceptive pill and the evaluation of the effectiveness of social and labor market policies.

Awards

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Works

  • Edited by Richard B. Freeman: Differences and Changes in Wage Structures. University of Chicago Press, Chicago [ua ] 1995, ISBN 0-226-26160-3
  • With Katharine G. Abraham: Cyclical Unemployment. Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances? In: Journal of Political Economy. Volume 94, No. 3, June 1986, p 507-522.
  • Efficiency Wage Theories. A Partial Evaluation. In: NBER Macroeconomics Annual. Volume 1, 1986, pp. 235-290.
  • George A. Akerlof with: Workers' Trust Funds and the Logic of Wage Profiles. In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Volume 104, No. 3, August 1989, p 525-536.
  • With Lawrence Summers: Industry Rents. Evidence and Implications. In: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Microeconomics. 1989, p 209-275.
  • With Bruce Meyer: The impact of the potential duration of unemployment benefits on the duration of unemployment. In: Journal of Public Economics. Volume 41, No. 1, February 1990, pp. 45-72.
  • With Bruce D. Meyer: Unemployment Insurance, Recall Expectations, and Unemployment Outcomes. In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Volume 105, No. 4, November 1990, pp. 973-1002.
  • With Robert Gibbons: Layoffs and Lemons. In: Journal of Labor Economics. Volume 9, No. 4, October 1991, pp. 351-380.
  • With David M. Cutler: Macroeconomic Performance and the Disadvantaged. In: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Volume 22, 1991, volume 2, pp. 1-74.
  • Kevin M. Murphy: Changes in Relative Wages, 1963-1987. Supply and Demand Factors. In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Volume 107, No. 1, February 1992, pp. 35-78.
  • With Robert Gibbons: Does Unmeasured Ability Explain Inter -industry Wage differential? In: Review of Economic Studies. Volume 59, No. 3, May 1992, pp. 515-535.
  • Alan B. Krueger with: The effect of the minimum wage on the fast food industry. In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. Volume 46, No. 1, October 1992, pp. 6-21.
  • Olivier Jean Blanchard with: Regional Evolutions. In: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Volume 23, 1992, Part 1, pp. 1-76.
  • George J. Borjas and Richard with B. Freeman: How Much Do Immigration and Trade Affect Labor Market Outcomes? In: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. 1997, Part 1, pp. 1-90.
  • With Claudia Goldin: The Origins Of Technology - Skill Complementarity. In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Volume 113, No. 3, August 1998, pp. 693-732.
  • With author David H. and Alan B. Krueger: Computing Inequality. Have Computers Changed The Labor Market? In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Volume 113, No. 4, November 1998, pp. 1169-1213.
  • With Claudia Goldin: The Shaping of Higher Education. The Formative Years in the United States, 1890 to 1940, In: . Journal of Economic Perspectives. Volume 13, No. 1, Winter 1999, pp. 37-62.
  • With Claudia Goldin: Education and Income in the Early Twentieth Century. Evidence from the Prairies. In: The Journal of Economic History. Volume 60, No. 3, September 2000, pp. 782-818.
  • Jeffrey R. Kling and Jeffrey B. Liebman: Moving To Opportunity In Boston. Early Results Of A Randomized Mobility Experiment. In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Volume 116, No. 2, May 2001 pp. 607-654.
  • With Claudia Goldin: The Power of the Pill. Oral Contraceptives and Women 's Career and Marriage Decisions. In: Journal of Political Economy. Volume 110, No. 4, August 2002, pp. 730-770.
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