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Lawrence M. Kahn is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and specializes in social sciences with an emphasis on labor dynamics, gender, and family studies. Their research contributions span multiple subfields including sociology and political science, gender studies, economics and econometrics, political science and international relations, as well as demography.

The scientist has published extensively on topics that include migration and labor dynamics, gender, labor, and family dynamics, labor market dynamics and wage inequality, demographic trends and gender preferences, family dynamics and relationships, global maternal and child health, and challenges related to work-family balance.

  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges

Recent papers authored by Lawrence M. Kahn include:

  • Is there still son preference in the United States? (2020), Journal of Population Economics
  • Culture and gender allocation of tasks: source country characteristics and the division of non-market work among US immigrants (2020), Review of Economics of the Household
  • The Impact of Selection into the Labor Force on the Gender Wage Gap (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Culture and Gender Allocation of Tasks: Source Country Characteristics and the Division of Non-Market Work Among US Immigrants (2020), SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Impact of Selection into the Labor Force on the Gender Wage Gap (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal

Throughout their career, Lawrence M. Kahn has collaborated frequently with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • Francine D. Blau
  • Matthew Comey
  • Amanda Eng
  • Pamela Meyerhofer
  • Alexander Willén

Lawrence M. Kahn's work is published in several venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Industrial and Labor Relations Review
  • Journal of Population Economics
  • Review of Economics of the Household
  • Harvard Dataverse

Their research provides insight into labor market structures, gender roles within the household, and migration-related labor issues through the lens of social sciences, contributing to a broader understanding of demographic and economic behaviors.

Best Publications

  • The Gender Wage Gap: Extent, Trends, and Explanations

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Gender Differences in Pay

    Francine Blau;Lawrence Kahn

  • International Differences in Male Wage Inequality: Institutions versus Market Forces

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Changes in the Labor Supply Behavior of Married Women: 1980–2000

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Swimming Upstream: Trends in the Gender Wage Differential in the 1980s

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Understanding International Differences in the Gender Pay Gap

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • The U.S. Gender Pay Gap in the 1990S: Slowing Convergence

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • International Differences in Male Wage Inequality: Institutions versus Market Forces

    Francine Blau;Lawrence Kahn

  • The Gender Earnings Gap: Learning from International Comparisons

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Wage Structure and Gender Earnings Differentials: an International Comparison

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • The Gender Pay Gap

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Female Labor Supply: Why Is the United States Falling Behind? †

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • The Sports Business as a Labor Market Laboratory

    Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Changes in the Labor Supply Behavior of Married Women: 1980-2000

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Labor market institutions and demographic employment patterns

    Giuseppe Bertola;Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Race and Sex Differences in Quits by Young Workers

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Institutions and Laws in the Labor Market

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Comparative Analysis of Labour Market Outcomes: Lessons for the US from International Long-Run Evidence

    Giuseppe Bertola;Francine D Blau;Lawrence Kahn

  • Discrimination in Professional Sports: A Survey of the Literature

    Lawrence M. Kahn

  • Racial Differences in Professional Basketball Players' Compensation

    Lawrence M. Kahn;Peter D. Sherer

  • Understanding Young Women's Marriage Decisions: The Role of Labor and Marriage Market Conditions:

    Francine D. Blau;Lawrence M. Kahn;Jane Waldfogel

  • Labour Market Institutions and Demographic Employment Patterns

    Giuseppe Bertola;Francine D Blau;Lawrence Kahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Francine D. Blau
Francine D. Blau Cornell University
Giuseppe Bertola
Giuseppe Bertola University of Turin
Jane Waldfogel
Jane Waldfogel Columbia University
J. Keith Murnighan
J. Keith Murnighan Northwestern University
Andrew J. Oswald
Andrew J. Oswald University of Warwick
Ronald G. Ehrenberg
Ronald G. Ehrenberg Cornell University
Alan S. Blinder
Alan S. Blinder Princeton University

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