Dr. William M. Rodgers III, Chief Economist at the Heldrich Center, recently authored two working papers. Post 9-11 U.S. Muslim Labor Market Outcomes estimates the impact that the 9-11 terrorists attacks had on the U.S. labor market outcomes of individuals with nativity profiles similar to the terrorists. The Impact of 9/11 and the London Bombings on the Employment and Earnings of U.K. Muslims estimates the impact that Britain's July 2005 bombings had on the labor market outcomes of United Kingdom residents who are either Muslim by religious affiliation or whose nativity profiles are similar to the terrorists.
Join us Thursday, February 18, 2010 for a conference titled Meeting the Challenges of the Changing Workforce. Heldrich Center Director Carl Van Horn will discuss the massive changes happening to the American workforce. Debra DiLorenzo, CEO and President of the South Jersey Chamber of Commerce, will address the changing New Jersey workforce. There is no charge for attending; however, registration is required. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more information and to register, click here.
The conference is sponsored by the public/private partnership of: The Knowledge Institute, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University; Siemens Corporate Research; and the School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University.