Educational Background
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota -- Minneapolis, 1963
- Master of Arts, University of Minnesota -- Minneapolis, 1959
- Bachelor of Arts, Boston University, 1956
Hirschel Kasper (Ph.D., 1963, Minnesota) is primarily interested in labor economics and economic policy. He teaches courses in labor economics, labor-management relations, and poverty and affluence. His interest in education led to his 1991 article titled "The Education of Economists", published in the American Economic Association's Journal of Economic Literature. For more than two decades he served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Education. He is now studying the relation between labor market conditions and welfare case loads. On occasion he serves as labor arbitrator in the private and public sectors. He is professionally known for his research on job search by the unemployed and collective bargaining in education.
Curriculum Vita
Fall 2012
Econ 323 |
Education and Welfare
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MWF 2:30-3:20 PM
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Econ 995-03
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Private Reading |
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Spring 2013
Econ 219 |
Labor-Management Relations
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MWF 2:30-3:20 PM |
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Econ 995-03
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Private Reading |
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