NBER Profile: Morris M. Kleiner.

• Position: Research associate from National Bureau of Economic Research - Brief article

Morris M. Kleiner is a Research Associate in the NBER's Labor Studies Program. He is also the AFL-CIO chair of labor policy and professor at the Humphrey Institute and the Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies at the University of Minnesota. Kleiner received his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois and his undergraduate degree from Bradley University.

His research studies include analyzing the influence of institutions such as firms, unions, and government in the labor market and the effect of labor-management policies on organizations. He has published extensively in the field of labor economics and industrial relations, and is the author, co-author, or coeditor of six books. His latest book "Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality or Restricting Competition" was selected as one of the "Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics" by...