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...James L. Medoff, one of Harvard's leading labor economists and Kestnbaum professor of labor and industry, says many companies are now facing this issue as they formulate policies and confront discrimination complaints...
...Medoff, who recently wrote a book comparing small and large businesses, often consults with companies on labor issues. But comparable worth, he says, is not an issue that can be easily resolved because it would require large-scale government legislation...
...Medoff downplays the interest in gender-related economics, saying many scholars find its lack of empirical data frustrating. Economists, Medoff says, find they cannot gauge productivity accurately and thus cannot effectively compare men's and women's labor...
...other scholars say that gender is an essential issue because it affords valuable information about society. Medoff says that labor economists study gender to understand what social forces shape men and women in the workplace...
Then come the course reviews. Jeff Wolcowitz is great teaching 1010a. Greg Mankiw is great teaching 1010b/1011b. Jim Medoff is great teaching 1125. Larry Summers is great teaching 1410. Doug Elmendorf and Marty Feldstein are great teaching 1420. Richard Caves is more than great teaching 1600. And that is it. No more courses reviewed. Nothing more critical said...