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This article appeared in The Economist and in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Cash guzzlers”. It is based on a research paper “The Global Diffusion of Electric Vehicles: Lessons from the First Decade” by Shanjun Li (Professor at Cornell University), Binglin Wang (Ph.D. student at Cornell University), Muxi […]

BY CHRISTOPHER R. KNITTEL, JIM STOCK AND SHANJUN LI, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS — 09/01/21 05:00 PM EDT, PUBLISHED BY THE HILL The Biden administration has set a goal for 50 percent of cars and light trucks sold in 2030 to be zero-emission vehicles. This is a critical step in the fight against climate change. The transportation sector accounts […]

The faculty fellows of the China’s Cities collaborative project answer a question from the audience at their capstone lecture March 22 at the ILR Conference Center. From left, Shanjun Li, associate professor of applied economics and management; project leader Jeremy Wallace, associate professor of government; Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government; Panle Barwick, associate […]

CIHLER director David Sherwyn joined attorneys from the firm of Epstein Becker Green, which hosted a roundtable and webinar on “Strategies for Tip and Service Charge Compliance for the Hospitality Industry.” Epstein Becker Green is a national law firm serving clients in such industries as health care, financial services, retail, hospitality, and technology. The session […]

Time magazine’s analysis of the NLRB ruling included a comment from Richard Hurd, professor and associate dean for external relations at the ILR School, and associate director of the center. The ruling involves the relationship between McDonald’s and its franchisees with regard to who is the employer. Although the NLRB ruled that McDonald’s is a co-employer […]

CIHLER member Jones Day hosted the spring semester Chicago Regional Roundtable, which brought together some 20 representatives of management and labor, including vice presidents, owners, and corporate counsel. Participants examined key topics in industry labor relations, including the 2016 changes in overtime rules, the EEOC’s new digital charge processing system, issues relating to NLRB’s joint employer […]

The Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations held its first Regional Area Roundtable on May 18, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. The event was hosted by the institute’s partners—Michael Gray of Jones Day, and David Ritter of Barnes & Thornburg—at the Barnes & Thornburg Chicago office. Regional roundtables are a forum to disseminate reach […]

In addition to sponsoring events, CIHLER’s presence is also spread wide and can be seen in its outreach to industry events. Most recently these outreach activities included: CIHLER Associate Director Richard Hurd, along with faculty member Rachel Aleks, led a session on “Young Workers and Collective Action: Views from the Hospitality Sector,” at the 68th annual […]