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Shulamit Kahn
 

 

Phone:

(617) 353-4299

Fax:

(617) 353-6667

Address:

Boston University
Department of Finance and Economics
595 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215

E-mail:

skahn@bu.edu

Shulamit Kahn joined the faculty at Boston University in 1987. Professor Kahn received her Ph.D. in economics from MIT in 1983 and her B.A. in urban studies and political science from Barnard College.

While at Boston University SMG, she has taught managerial economics, statistical modeling, health economics, macroeconomics, international economics, human resource economics.

Professor Kahn's present research focuses on human resource/labor economics, particularly on academic careers and hours of work. 

Working Papers:

“Why Do Firms Violate Overtime—An Administrative Cost of Compliance” [joint with Carlos Mallo]

 

Academic Women’s Careers in the Social Sciences.   [joint with Donna Ginther]

The Impact of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 on Electric Utilities and Coal Mines: Evidence from the Stock Market.[joint with Christopher Knittel] April 2002.

 

Recent Publications on Academic Careers

 

Does Science Promote Women?  Evidence from Academia 1973-2001 with Donna Ginther.  in Richard Freeman and Daniel Goroff, The Science and Engineering Workforce in the US.  University of Chicago Press for the National Bureau of Economic Research, 2006.

 

Women in Economics: Moving Up or Falling Off the Academic Career Ladder? (With Donna K. Ginther).  Journal of Economic Perspectives, 18(3), Summer 2004.

Recent publications on temporary and contingent workers:

"Large Companies and the Use of Temporary Workers: Impacts on Financial Measures of Performance" [joint with J. Heisler and F. Foulkes] in S. Houseman and A. Nakamura.Working Time in Comparative Perspective Volume II. Kalamazoo MI: Upjohn Institute, 2001.

"The Bottom-Line Impact of Nonstandard Jobs on Companies' Profitability and Productivity."in Francoise Carre, Marianne Ferber, Lonnie Golden, Stephen Herzenberg, eds. Non-Standard Work: The Nature and Challenges of Emerging Employment Arrangements. Madison WI: IRRA, 2001.

"Falling Inter-Industry Wage Differentials: Has Contingent Work Had an Impact?" Industrial Relations Research Association Proceedings of the Fiftieth Annual Meeting 1998, 259-267.

Recent publications on constraints on work time:

"Hours Constraints: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications" [joint with Kevin Lang] in Ging Wong and Garnett Picot, Working Time in Comparative Perspective Volume I. Kalamazoo MI: Upjohn Institute, 2001.

 

More Information

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Education

  • 1983, Ph.D. in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Field: Labor Economics and econometrics. 
  • 1971, B.A. Barnard College, Columbia University.Field: Urban Studies and Political Science. 

Academic Experience

  • 1995-present, Associate Professor, Boston University, Department of Finance and Economics
  • 1987-1995, Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Management, Department of Finance and Economics,. 
  • 1981-1987, Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine, Department of Economics . 

Grants and Awards

  • 1994-1995, Principal investigator: Human Resources Policy Institute. Grant: "The Impact of Out-Sourcing and Contract Staffing: An Economic Analysis."
  • 1993-1996, Principal investigator: National Science Foundation Grant SBR-9223131,"Gender Differences in Academic Career Paths Among Economists."
  • 1991, Co-investigator: U.S. Department of Labor (The Women's Bureau) "Evaluation of Employer Provided Child Care Programs."
  • 1987-1988,Principal Investigator: National Science Foundation Grant SES-8707422, Constraints on the Choice of Work Hours" with Kevin Lang.

Other Professional Activities

  • 1988-1991, Board of Directors of the American Economic Association Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP).
  • 1988-1993, Research Economist, National Bureau of Economic Research.
  • 1999-2001, Chair, Boston University Committee on Affirmative Action and the Status of Women

Past Consulting

  • Medical Scientists (evaluating non-medical costs and benefits of medical interventions).
  • Union of Concerned Scientists (cost/benefit of CAFE standards, pro bono).
  • Center for Work and Family (econometric modeling design for evaluating benefits of employer child care)
  • Charles River Associates (economic consulting)
  • Simat, Helliesen and Eichner (transportation consultants).
Shulamit Kahn / kahn@bu.edu