Clair Brown
Title
Professor Emerita of Economics, Director: Center for Work, Technology, and Society, IIR
Department
Department of Economics
Email
Phone
(510) 643-7090
Research Expertise and Interest
innovation, management, economics, labor, employment, labor market institutions, semi-conductor industry
Research Description
Clair Brown research interests include high-tech labor markets, the semiconductor industry, labor market institutions, the standard of living, firm employment systems and firm performance, and innovation and the management of technology.
In the News
February 18, 2014
Report: Offshoring and outsourcing a mixed bag for American jobs, wages
A new study by UC Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers finds that the practices of outsourcing and offshoring jobs appear to have both positive and negative effects on American jobs and wages.