William Rodgers (economist) explained

William M. Rodgers, III
Institution:	Rutgers University College of William and Mary
Alma Mater:	Harvard University (MA), (PhD) University of California, Santa Barbara (MA) Dartmouth College (BA), 1986
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Website:	https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/rodgers/

William M. Rodgers, III is an American economist who is a professor of Public Policy at Rutgers University and the former Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of Labor in 2000–2001.^{[1] [2]}

Education and early life

Rodgers graduated from Dartmouth College^[3] and earned a PhD from Harvard University.^[4]

Career

Rodgers joined the faculty of the College of William and Mary in 1993. He was Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Labor from 2000 to 2001,^[5] and joined the faculty of Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor Relations in 2006.^[6] He is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and has been president of the National Economic Association.^[7]

Selected publications

• Rodgers, William M. Handbook on the Economics of Discrimination. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
• Valerie, Wilson, and William M. Rogers III. "Black-white wage gaps expand with rising wage inequality." Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute. (2016).
• Badgett, MV Lee, W. M. Rogers, Darrell L. Williams, Tom Larson, Ward Thomas, Mark Garrett, and Paula Sirola. "The impact of affirmative action on public sector employment and contracting in California." University of California Office of the President, Oakland (1997).
• Rabby, Faisal, and William M. Rodgers III. "The Impact of 9/11 and the London Bombings on the Employment and Earnings of UK Muslims." (2010).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guest speaker discusses "Jobs and the Current Economic Crisis". 2021-02-24. www.ecsu.edu.
2. Web site: William Rodgers, III National Academy of Social Insurance. 2021-02-24. www.nasi.org.
3. Web site: Reunion 2006: Dartmouth Alumni Reconnect in Record Numbers Dartmouth Alumni. 2021-02-24. alumni.dartmouth.edu. en.
4. Web site: IWPR. 2014-01-14. IWPR Board Member Spotlight: William Rodgers, III. 2021-02-24. IWPR 2020. en.
5. Web site: Week. NPR Source of the. 2013-09-18. William Rodgers, III. 2021-02-24. Source of the Week. en-US.
6. Web site: William M. Rodgers III, Ph.D. John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. 2021-02-24. www.heldrich.rutgers.edu.
7. January 4, 2020. National Economic Association 50th Anniversary Celebration and Honors Luncheon.