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Kenneth J. McLaughlin

Kenneth J. McLaughlin

Associate Professor
Fields
Labor Economics, Minimum Wages

Kenneth McLaughlin is an associate professor in the Department of Economics.

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Assistant Professor Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin teaches Principles of Microeconomics, Women & Men in the Labor Market, and Data Analytics and Research Methods. He also directs the Economics Tutoring Center at Hunter College.

Before joining Hunter's economics department in the fall of 1994, Dr. McLaughlin was an assistant professor of economics at the University of Rochester.  He has also served as a visiting professor at the University of Chicago (Economics Department and Booth School of Business), Columbia University and the University of Michigan.

Dr. McLaughlin holds a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago. He is the author of several journal articles and an undergraduate textbook in labor economics entitled, Labor Economics: Principles in Practice, 2nd ed. (Oxford University Press, 2019). His current research involves estimating the effects of minimum wages on employment. His earlier research concentrated on job turnover, wage rigidity and inter-industry mobility.

Educational Background

  • University of Chicago (PhD)

Selected Publications

  • "Labor Economics: Principles and Practice", 2/e. Oxford University Press, 2019. (1/e, 2016 )
  • "Interindustry Mobility and the Cyclical Upgrading of Labor." Journal of Labor Economics 19 (January 2001): 94–135. (with Mark Bils)
  • "Rigid Wages?" Journal of Monetary Economics 34 (December 1994): 383–414.
  • "Rent Sharing in an Equilibrium Model of Matching and Turnover." Journal of Labor Economics 12 (October 1994): 499–523.
  • "A Theory of Quits and Layoffs with Efficient Turnover." Journal of Political Economy 99 (February 1991): 1–29.

Contact Details

Kenneth J. McLaughlin

Economics and Accounting
68th Street West 1529
(212) 772-5439
kenneth.mclaughlin@hunter.cuny.edu

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