Peter Norlander
@pnorlander.bsky.social
Labor, monopsony, worker's rights, globalization, future of work. https://www.luc.edu/quinlan/whyquinlan/facultyandstaff/profiles/peternorlander.shtml
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Peter Norlander
@pnorlander.bsky.social
· Dec 28
Good time to share some research on the #h1b program? #econsky 1. Firms with ex-politicians on the board increased barriers to hiring foreign workers after Trump's 2017 inauguration. Could it be because politically-connected execs pay more attention to tweets? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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"[I]f disciplines move proactively, they can dramatize their central role, and show that our campuses are not just lovely places to scribble in blue books but sites where students discover things that aren’t yet contained in any model."
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Approach AI with curiosity and a little wonder, not dread.
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Approach AI with curiosity and a little wonder, not dread.
Wrote a short piece arguing that higher ed must help steer AI. TLDR: If we outsource this to tech, we outsource our whole business. But rejectionism is basically stalling. If we want to survive, schools themselves must proactively shape AI for education & research. [1/6, unpaywalled at 5/6] +
Opinion | AI Is the Future. Higher Ed Should Shape It.
If we want to stay at the forefront of knowledge production, we must fit technology to our needs.
www.chronicle.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 AM
"[I]f disciplines move proactively, they can dramatize their central role, and show that our campuses are not just lovely places to scribble in blue books but sites where students discover things that aren’t yet contained in any model."
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Approach AI with curiosity and a little wonder, not dread.
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Approach AI with curiosity and a little wonder, not dread.
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6. Trustworthy economic data are a critical public good. Eroding trust in government statistics erodes their value, leaving the U.S. economy less informed and more vulnerable.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
6. Trustworthy economic data are a critical public good. Eroding trust in government statistics erodes their value, leaving the U.S. economy less informed and more vulnerable.
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5. Impaired BLS data cannot be reliably compensated for in the private sector. As @pnorlander.bsky.social writes, innovative approaches exist, but private data relies on public reports for substantiation, meaning even proprietary numbers are tied to BLS reporting.
equitablegrowth.org/federal-data...
equitablegrowth.org/federal-data...
Federal data is under attack, but data users can work together to preserve and democratize it
Reliable federal data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States.
equitablegrowth.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
5. Impaired BLS data cannot be reliably compensated for in the private sector. As @pnorlander.bsky.social writes, innovative approaches exist, but private data relies on public reports for substantiation, meaning even proprietary numbers are tied to BLS reporting.
equitablegrowth.org/federal-data...
equitablegrowth.org/federal-data...
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two men were taken at a bakery by armed and masked federal agents in Cicero, Illinois this morning while having coffee before work. we were there moments later. Trump says they’re going after the “worst of the worst” around Chicago. that’s not what we saw. youtu.be/EkCcsaFdpsw?...
Jacob Soboroff speaks to people in Chicago suburb after ICE arrests 2 men at bakery
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
two men were taken at a bakery by armed and masked federal agents in Cicero, Illinois this morning while having coffee before work. we were there moments later. Trump says they’re going after the “worst of the worst” around Chicago. that’s not what we saw. youtu.be/EkCcsaFdpsw?...
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"Making reliable data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States."
More from #EGgrantee @pnorlander.bsky.social on what users can do to protect and improve federal data collection:
More from #EGgrantee @pnorlander.bsky.social on what users can do to protect and improve federal data collection:
Federal data is under attack, but data users can work together to preserve and democratize it
Reliable federal data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States.
equitablegrowth.org
October 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"Making reliable data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States."
More from #EGgrantee @pnorlander.bsky.social on what users can do to protect and improve federal data collection:
More from #EGgrantee @pnorlander.bsky.social on what users can do to protect and improve federal data collection:
Academics working in partnership with a community of data users can lead to better public data. While defending federal statistical agencies, it's time to think about how to lower costs, speed development, etc. New column & working paper working with online job ad data from National Labor Exchange.
Federal data is under attack, but data users can work together to preserve and democratize it
Reliable federal data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States.
equitablegrowth.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Academics working in partnership with a community of data users can lead to better public data. While defending federal statistical agencies, it's time to think about how to lower costs, speed development, etc. New column & working paper working with online job ad data from National Labor Exchange.
Firms' potential rents from H-1Bs are ~40% of the worth. Prevailing wage regulations and fees shrink that. Policies that redistribute from the firm to the worker or toward public purposes (workforce development, e.g.) can improve the program. A $100k fee is absurd. See wol.iza.org/articles/do-...
Do guest worker programs give firms too much
power?
Guest worker programs requiring employer
sponsorship can expand global opportunity—and grant employers market
power
wol.iza.org
September 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Firms' potential rents from H-1Bs are ~40% of the worth. Prevailing wage regulations and fees shrink that. Policies that redistribute from the firm to the worker or toward public purposes (workforce development, e.g.) can improve the program. A $100k fee is absurd. See wol.iza.org/articles/do-...
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A worker was killed. Dozens detained.
Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing.
Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing.
Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
SEIU California | SEIU California Demands Release of CSU Faculty Member Brutalized By ICE
SEIU California members call for the immediate release of our brother Jonathan Caravello, PhD, a U.S. citizen and union member, who was brutally assaulted and detained by federal agents as he…
seiuca.org
July 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A worker was killed. Dozens detained.
Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing.
Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing.
Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
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The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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July 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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“If the whole purpose of this program is to hire the best of the best, then why aren’t we seeing higher wages?” our Susan Houseman asks in @bloomberg.com
H-1B Middlemen Bring Cheap Labor to Citi, Capital One
Major US banks like Citi and Capital One are outsourcing to H-1B middleman firms which game the visa lottery system to hire thousands of lower paid workers.
www.bloomberg.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“If the whole purpose of this program is to hire the best of the best, then why aren’t we seeing higher wages?” our Susan Houseman asks in @bloomberg.com
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The Upjohn Institute is leading the American Job Quality Survey, the most comprehensive look at what makes a job good – pay, benefits schedules and more – with @gallup.com, Jobs for the Future, and the Families & Workers Fund.
First findings spotlight the prevalence of low-quality work schedules.
First findings spotlight the prevalence of low-quality work schedules.
Work Schedules Fail Millions of U.S. Employees
A new study finds that low-quality work schedules are widespread across the U.S., undermining employee wellbeing and creating challenges for employers.
news.gallup.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Upjohn Institute is leading the American Job Quality Survey, the most comprehensive look at what makes a job good – pay, benefits schedules and more – with @gallup.com, Jobs for the Future, and the Families & Workers Fund.
First findings spotlight the prevalence of low-quality work schedules.
First findings spotlight the prevalence of low-quality work schedules.
Universities are the best at attraction and selection of foreign talent - recruitment is aligned with R&D and patenting, as my work (and work by Jennifer Hunt) has shown. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
June 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Universities are the best at attraction and selection of foreign talent - recruitment is aligned with R&D and patenting, as my work (and work by Jennifer Hunt) has shown. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Universities are the best at attraction and selection of foreign talent - recruitment is aligned with R&D and patenting, as my work (and work by Jennifer Hunt) has shown. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
June 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Universities are the best at attraction and selection of foreign talent - recruitment is aligned with R&D and patenting, as my work (and work by Jennifer Hunt) has shown. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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We're hiring a postdoc in labor economics at IAB Nuremberg! Join @ineshelmecon.bsky.social, @jnimczik.bsky.social & me on a project about gig work.
🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25
💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month
🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program
Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25
💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month
🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program
Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
June 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
We're hiring a postdoc in labor economics at IAB Nuremberg! Join @ineshelmecon.bsky.social, @jnimczik.bsky.social & me on a project about gig work.
🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25
💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month
🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program
Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25
💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month
🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program
Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
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Virtual registration is still open for the "Minimum Wages & Monopsony Power" conference! Featuring an all-star lineup of labor economists, this one-day event also honors career of Dr. Michael Reich.
📅 June 6, 2025 | 8am - 5pm
🔗 Register today: irle.berkeley.edu/events/minim...
📅 June 6, 2025 | 8am - 5pm
🔗 Register today: irle.berkeley.edu/events/minim...
May 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Virtual registration is still open for the "Minimum Wages & Monopsony Power" conference! Featuring an all-star lineup of labor economists, this one-day event also honors career of Dr. Michael Reich.
📅 June 6, 2025 | 8am - 5pm
🔗 Register today: irle.berkeley.edu/events/minim...
📅 June 6, 2025 | 8am - 5pm
🔗 Register today: irle.berkeley.edu/events/minim...
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Data on firm relocations reveal that nearly all wage differences between cities stem from the spatial sorting of workers and firms; Location-specific factors explain only 2–5 percent, from Pauline Carry, Benny Kleinman, and Elio Nimier-David https://www.nber.org/papers/w33779
May 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Data on firm relocations reveal that nearly all wage differences between cities stem from the spatial sorting of workers and firms; Location-specific factors explain only 2–5 percent, from Pauline Carry, Benny Kleinman, and Elio Nimier-David https://www.nber.org/papers/w33779
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Virtual LERA panel on "Free Speech at Work" a critical topic with speakers:
- Wilma Liebman, former NLRB chair & Dep Dir FMCS
- Craig Becker, @aflcio.org Senior Counsel & former NLRB member,
- Cynthia Estlund, NYU Law Prof.
lerachapter.org/vlera/events...
- Wilma Liebman, former NLRB chair & Dep Dir FMCS
- Craig Becker, @aflcio.org Senior Counsel & former NLRB member,
- Cynthia Estlund, NYU Law Prof.
lerachapter.org/vlera/events...
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Virtual LERA panel on "Free Speech at Work" a critical topic with speakers:
- Wilma Liebman, former NLRB chair & Dep Dir FMCS
- Craig Becker, @aflcio.org Senior Counsel & former NLRB member,
- Cynthia Estlund, NYU Law Prof.
lerachapter.org/vlera/events...
- Wilma Liebman, former NLRB chair & Dep Dir FMCS
- Craig Becker, @aflcio.org Senior Counsel & former NLRB member,
- Cynthia Estlund, NYU Law Prof.
lerachapter.org/vlera/events...
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March 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Do you work on topics related to employment and labor relations? Submit an individual paper or panel to LERA@ASSA 2026! LERA will be sponsoring a number of sessions, and they usually are well-attended. Submission deadline 3/15. #EconSky #EconConf
2026 LERA@ASSA Call for Proposals
www.leraweb.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Can 'back to office' demands end telework in the federal gov't? OPM rule says n/a for workers covered by a CBA. Chris Erickson and I found that federal and unionized workers were more likely to work remote pre-pandemic. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Role of Institutions in Job Teleworkability Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
The teleworkability of jobs - whether they can and will be performed remotely - has been increasingly contested in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. To ex
papers.ssrn.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Can 'back to office' demands end telework in the federal gov't? OPM rule says n/a for workers covered by a CBA. Chris Erickson and I found that federal and unionized workers were more likely to work remote pre-pandemic. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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January 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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This article by Pia Orrenius and me seems relevant again. We examine the fallout from meatpacking & poultry processing raids during the Bush admin, a precursor to the Trump raids in 2019 and the future (maybe)
doi.org/10.1257/pand...
doi.org/10.1257/pand...
Put on ICE? Effects of Immigration Raids in the Animal Slaughtering and Processing Industry
(May 2022) - The animal slaughtering and processing industry was the epicenter of work site immigration raids from 2006 to 2008 that were aimed at rooting out unauthorized immigrant workers in the Uni...
doi.org
November 13, 2024 at 9:06 PM
This article by Pia Orrenius and me seems relevant again. We examine the fallout from meatpacking & poultry processing raids during the Bush admin, a precursor to the Trump raids in 2019 and the future (maybe)
doi.org/10.1257/pand...
doi.org/10.1257/pand...
Looking forward to new research on #immigration, the #H1B visa, and more at #ASSA2025. #EconConf www.aeaweb.org/conference/2.... bsky.app/profile/pnor...
December 28, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Looking forward to new research on #immigration, the #H1B visa, and more at #ASSA2025. #EconConf www.aeaweb.org/conference/2.... bsky.app/profile/pnor...
Good time to share some research on the #h1b program? #econsky 1. Firms with ex-politicians on the board increased barriers to hiring foreign workers after Trump's 2017 inauguration. Could it be because politically-connected execs pay more attention to tweets? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
December 28, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Good time to share some research on the #h1b program? #econsky 1. Firms with ex-politicians on the board increased barriers to hiring foreign workers after Trump's 2017 inauguration. Could it be because politically-connected execs pay more attention to tweets? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Interested in the effect of President Trump's 2016 election on foreign worker recruitment? How political connections on the board heighten firm responsiveness to change in the political environment? New paper co-authored with Professor Steve Sauerwald. #econsky journals.sagepub.com/share/RJIMCA...
December 12, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Interested in the effect of President Trump's 2016 election on foreign worker recruitment? How political connections on the board heighten firm responsiveness to change in the political environment? New paper co-authored with Professor Steve Sauerwald. #econsky journals.sagepub.com/share/RJIMCA...