Susan Houseman Explained

Susan Nelson Houseman
Spouse:Curtis E. Hall
Children:4
Field:labor economics
Workplaces:W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
University of Maryland, College Park
Brookings Institution
Awards:1985–86 Wells Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Economics, Harvard University
Website:https://www.upjohn.org/about/upjohn-team/staff/susan-n-houseman

Susan N. Houseman (born 1956) is an American economist who is the vice president and director of research at the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.[1] She is also a member of the National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on Research on Income and Wealth, chairs the Technical Advisory Committee of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and co-directs the Labor Statistics Program at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics.[2]

Education

Houseman holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics and international relations from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University (1985).[3]

Career

Houseman began her career as a professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution.[4] She left these institutions in 1989 to join the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research of Kalamazoo, in large part because this position allowed her more time to raise her four children.[5] Her research focuses on temporary help employment, outsourcing, and the way that these working arrangements affect workers' compensation and official measures of productivity.[6] Her research has shown that extraordinary growth in the computer industry—not automation in other industries—is responsible for all of the unusual productivity growth in the manufacturing sector,[7] and that declining manufacturing employment in the US is due more to trade than to automation.[8]

During the Covid-19 recession, Houseman was a frequent commentator on layoffs and unemployment insurance programs.[9] [10] She also advocated the use of voluntary workshare programs to maintain relationships between workers and employers.[11] [12] [13] [14] Her research on the success of these programs in European countries was cited by the Biden presidential campaign in their plans to expand the use of such programs in the United States.[15]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susan N. Houseman Staff Upjohn Institute. 2020-10-16. www.upjohn.org.
  2. Web site: Noted Labor Economist, Dr. Susan Houseman, to Speak at upcoming PMP Session – LMI Institute. 2020-10-16. www.lmiontheweb.org.
  3. Web site: December 2018. Curriculum Vitae, Susan N. Houseman. W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
  4. Web site: Susan Houseman The Hamilton Project. 2020-10-16. www.hamiltonproject.org.
  5. Web site: Houseman. Susan. Spring–Summer 2006. Working as a Research Economist at the Upjohn Institute," CSWEP Newsletter page 6. American Economic Association.
  6. Web site: Susan N. Houseman IZA - Institute of Labor Economics. 2020-10-16. www.iza.org.
  7. News: Bernstein. Jared. Don't blame the robots! An interview on manufacturing, automation, and globalization with Susan Houseman.. en-US. Washington Post. 2020-10-16. 0190-8286.
  8. Web site: Susan Houseman on Manufacturing. 2020-10-16. Econlib. en-US.
  9. Web site: Iacurci. Greg. 2020-07-08. You may soon lose unemployment benefits — and that extra $600 a week — if you're not hunting for jobs. 2020-10-16. CNBC. en.
  10. Web site: Iacurci. Greg. 2020-10-13. Unemployment was supposed to be temporary. Now, it's permanent for almost 4 million. 2020-10-16. CNBC. en.
  11. Web site: Balaskovitz. Andy. Work-sharing draws new attention as a 'win-win' alternative to layoffs. 2020-10-16. mibiz.com. en-GB.
  12. News: Houseman. Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N.. 2020-05-11. Opinion Since Work Is Rare, It's Time to Share. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2020-10-16. 0099-9660.
  13. Web site: Bloomberg. 2020-06-14. These state programs offer a path to rehire U.S. workers. 2020-10-16. Daily Herald. en-US.
  14. Web site: Thompson. Sarah Lehr and Carol. Program gives employees more than $600 a week for working a few hours less, but few are using it. 2020-10-16. Lansing State Journal. en-US.
  15. Web site: Bruno. Bianca. 2020-04-16. Biden Touts Plan to Overhaul Unemployment Insurance. 2020-10-16. en-US.

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