Year: 2021

The UniverCity Alliance program managing director Gavin Luter said this was just one of 34 projects students within the program are working on. Luter also said the program has even caught the attention of Governor Evers’ office …

“This policy really mattered to union density in the state,” said Laura Dresser, a labor economist and associate director of the COWS research institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Hosted by WAAF (Wisconsin Foundation & Alumni Association) A moderated faculty lightning talk, followed by a Q & A session via live chat. Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Policy Ideas for the Pandemic Economy and Beyond …

Laura Dresser, a labor economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said at that hiring pace, it’ll be a long time before Wisconsin makes up the hundreds of thousands of jobs lost in April. Listen in: …

Laura Dresser, a labor economist and the associate director at COWS, said that in a place like Milwaukee, concerns about job loss are based on an outdated narrative that places manufacturing at the center of …

Laura Dresser said prior economic declines were led by male-dominated fields, such as construction and manufacturing. The pandemic-driven decline, she said, has strongly affected areas – such as the restaurant and education industries – with …

Laura Dresser said prior economic declines were led by male-dominated fields, such as construction and manufacturing. The pandemic-driven decline, she said, has strongly affected areas – such as the restaurant and education industries – with …