Morris Kleiner

Morris Kleiner
Fields	labor economics, industrial relations
Institutions	University of Kansas (1974-1987) University of Minnesota (1987-)
Alma mater	University of Illinois Bradley University

Morris M. Kleiner (born 1948, Landsberg am Lech, Germany) is an American academic. Kleiner received his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois and his undergraduate degree from Bradley University. He is a professor and AFL-CIO chair in labor policy at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.^[1] From 1974 to 1987 he was an assistant and later full professor at the School of Business at the University of Kansas.^[2]

Kleiner has published extensively in the top academic journals in labor economics and industrial relations, and is the author, co-author, or co-editor of six books. His book "Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality or Restricting Competition" was selected as one of the "Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics" for 2006 by the Princeton University, Industrial Relations Section. Kleiner is a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Bibliography

• Kleiner, Morris; R. Block, M. Roomkin, and S. Salsburg (1987). Human Resources and the Performance of the Firm. Madison, Wisconsin: Industrial Relations Research Association. 
• Kleiner, Morris; R. McLean and G. Dreher. (1988). Labor Markets and Human Resource Management. Glenview, Illinois: Scott Foresman and Co. 
• Kleiner, Morris; M. Bognanno, (1992). Labor Market Institutions and the Future Role of Unions. Oxford: Blackwell Co.. 
• Kleiner, Morris; B. Kaufman (1993). Employee Representation: Alternatives and Future Directions. Madison, Wisconsin: Industrial Relations Research Association and Cornell University, ILR Pres. 
• Kleiner, Morris (1994). Industrial Relations: Institutions and Organizational Performance. London: Dartmouth Publishing Co. 
• Kleiner, Morris (2006). Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality or Restricting Competition?. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. http://research.upjohn.org/up_press/18/. 

References

1. ^ Wingfield, Brian (28 August 2007). "Worker's Permit". Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/27/employment-states-regulation-biz_cx_bw_0828jobs.html. Retrieved 5 February 2010. 
2. ^ "Low jobless rate attracts more workers to Kansas". Lawrence Journal-World. 30 November 1982. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=35AyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T-gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5063,5807761&dq=morris-kleiner&hl=en. Retrieved 5 February 2010. 

External links

• Morris Kleiner at the University of Minnesota
• Official curriculum vitae

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